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Google AI tools, incl twin and Nano banana Image generatoryou will no longer create content based on claims that reference (or, in some cases, resemble) Disney characters. like Reported for the first time As of Deadline and testing by CNET, Google appears to have modified its AI tools to reject claims that might infringe Disney’s copyright.
The move is likely in response to A Cease and desist letter From the entertainment company in December. In that letter, Disney alleged that Google failed to implement technology to prevent copyright infringement.
“Google continues to directly exploit Disney’s copyrights for commercial gain,” Disney alleged in the cease and desist letter. Representatives for Google and Disney did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Reference characters like Moana or the Disney version of Tinker Bell cause tools like Nano Banana to return an error or stop before generating an image. In one case, CNET attempted to create an image of a character similar in appearance to Mickey Mouse without naming the character: “A cartoon mouse in big yellow shoes wearing red shorts with two white buttons on the front. He has a black ball nose and looks very happy.”
Google’s AI responded, saying, “I can’t create the image you requested right now due to concerns from third-party content providers. Please edit the prompt and try again.”
And by the way, Mickey Mouse, at least early versions of the character created by Walt Disney, exists now Public domain. The complexity of Disney’s response to Google’s AI tools is challenging Working with OpenAI It was reached last year that would bring 200 characters to the AI company Sora video generator. Disney has invested $1 billion in OpenAI.
(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that it infringed Ziff Davis’s copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)