Overview

• The Motion Picture Association said by Oct. 7 it had seen a rapid rise in videos it considers infringing member companies’ rights.
• Alleged violations include outputs that resemble studio movies and recognizable characters.
• The industry body publicly pressed OpenAI to take corrective steps to prevent and address such lookalike content.
• OpenAI recently launched its video-generation system, reported as Sora and in newer coverage as Sora 2.
• The complaints have renewed scrutiny of how generative AI systems use copyrighted material and what safeguards are required.