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Japan backlash pushes OpenAI to scrap Sora's opt-out model over anime lookalikes

By Toko Sekiguchi ( October 7, 2025, 07:25 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI is reworking the licensing design of its video generator Sora after its launch flooded social media with short, AI-made clips that echoed Japan’s best-known anime and game franchises.OpenAI is reworking the licensing design of its video generator Sora after its launch flooded social media with short, AI-made clips that echoed Japan’s best-known anime and game franchises....

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