Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Disney Accuses Google of AI Copyright Infringement
Disney says Google's AI systems are copying Disney's characters and stories without permission.
Disney sent a letter telling Google to stop.
Google says it uses information from the public web and has tools to help manage how material is used.
Disney has been talking to Google about this for months but didn't get a response.
Disney wants Google to put safeguards in place to prevent this from happening again.
Disney's CEO said the company will always defend its intellectual property.
Google says it has a good relationship with Disney and will keep talking to them.
Disney accuses Google of using its copyrighted content to train AI models without permission.
Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google, demanding they stop the alleged infringement.
Google's AI systems are said to generate content resembling Disney characters from films like Frozen, Star Wars, and Marvel's Avengers.
Google responded by stating it uses publicly available information and has tools to manage material use.
Disney has been raising concerns with Google for months but claims no action was taken.
- Who
- Disney and Google
- What
- Disney accuses Google of AI copyright infringement
- When
- Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google on Wednesday
- Where
- United States
- Why
- Disney claims Google's AI systems are using Disney-owned material without permission
- Companies Involved
- Disney, Google
- Issue
- Alleged AI copyright infringement
- Disney's Action
- Sent cease-and-desist letter to Google
- Google's Response
- Denied allegations, cited use of publicly available information
- Disney's Concerns
- Unauthorized use of Disney-owned material in AI training
- Disney's Demands
- Technical safeguards to prevent future infringement
- Disney's Statement
- Firm stance on defending intellectual property
- Google's Tools
- Google-extended and YouTube's Content ID for managing material use