Overview
- COPA sent a late-October letter on behalf of Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Kadokawa and others asking OpenAI to cease training Sora 2 on member works without consent.
- CODA says many Sora 2 outputs closely resemble Japanese anime, manga and game content and argues that replication during machine learning may constitute infringement.
- The letter makes two requests: exclude member content from training unless permission is granted and respond sincerely to member claims about allegedly infringing outputs.
- Japan’s government previously urged restraint on AI use of anime and games, with Minister Minoru Kiuchi calling such works irreplaceable cultural assets.
- OpenAI has discussed giving rightsholders more granular controls and exploring revenue sharing, but it has not publicly resolved CODA’s legal objection or announced Japan-specific training changes.