Japan has requested that OpenAI, the creator of the Sora 2 short-form video app, seek approval in advance from intellectual property owners to prevent infringing on copyright amid growing concerns over a deluge of Japanese anime characters used across the platform.
During a TBS program on Sunday, digital minister Masaaki Taira said the government has asked OpenAI to change to an opt-in model rather than an opt-out model, which requires copyright holders to request that app operators not use its characters.
The digital minister said there needs to be a mechanism where copyright holders will be compensated when their characters are used on the platform. Taira also said the government has asked the company to implement measures allowing copyright holders to request deletion of content on the platform, which he said OpenAI complied with.
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