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Disney sends cease and desist letter to Character.AI

( September 18, 2025, 23:26 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Walt Disney Company has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Character.AI demanding that the AI chatbot developer stop using its copyrighted characters without permission. "These actions mislead and confuse consumers, including vulnerable young people, to believe that they are interacting with Disney’s characters, and to falsely believe that Disney has licensed these characters to, and endorsed their use by, Character.ai," the company said. "In fact, Character.ai is freeriding off the goodwill of Disney’s famous marks and brands, and blatantly infringing Disney’s copyrights."See attached letter....

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