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And now taking aim at Google

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/disney-google-ai

The Walt Disney Co on Wednesday sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google, alleging the tech giant has been infringing on its works to train and develop generative AI models without compensation, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Axios.

Why it matters: The letter puts copyright pressure on Google, which to date has been less aggressive about striking partnerships with copyright owners than some peers like OpenAI.

Zoom in: The letter, sent from David Singer, an attorney representing Disney, alleges Google's "willful infringement is especially alarming because it is leveraging its dominance in generative AI and across multiple other markets to make its infringing AI Services as widely available as possible."

It alleges Google has already integrated its AI services into many of its existing products and services, including its Workspace applications and YouTube.
"Google's AI Services are designed to free ride off Disney's intellectual property," the letter reads. "Google has refused to implement any technological measures to mitigate or prevent copyright infringement, even though such measures are readily available and being used by Google's competitors. Instead, Google continues to directly exploit Disney's copyrights for commercial gain."
Zoom out: Disney's lawyer claims the company has been raising its concerns with Google for months, "but Google has done nothing in response."

"If anything, Google's infringement has only increased during that time," he writes.

Maybe get another $1B out of Google?

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