The end of Sora also means the end of Disney's $1 billion OpenAI investment
Key summary
Disney and OpenAI were discussing alternative partnership or investment arrangements, reuters reported Disney and OpenAI continued discussions about other partnership or investment options.
Sam Altman said demand for Disney characters was off the charts, sam Altman spoke to CNBC about user demand for Disney characters in December.
Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance regarding SeeDance, disney sent legal correspondence to the maker of SeeDance over use of Disney intellectual property.
OpenAI changed Sora 2 copyright policy from opt-out to opt-in, openAI initially asked copyright holders to opt out for Sora 2 in October, then changed to an opt-in approach after public reaction.
Sora app peaked at about 3.3 million downloads in November and fell to about 1.1 million downloads by February, appfigures Intelligence provided monthly download and revenue estimates to Ars Technica.
