Overview

• OpenAI launched Sora on September 30 to generate high‑resolution videos from text, initially using an opt‑out approach for copyrighted characters.
• Following criticism over videos resembling Mario, Pokémon, Dragon Ball, and Demon Slayer, Sam Altman said rights‑holders will gain finer, opt‑in‑style control over character use.
• Altman also committed to introducing a revenue‑sharing mechanism for creators who authorize their characters in Sora.
• Social media users reported that Sora began blocking prompts that produce lookalikes of Japanese characters after the policy shift was announced.
• Nintendo issued a statement denying it lobbied Japan’s government on generative AI, and lawmaker Satoshi Asano corrected his earlier claim asserting such lobbying.