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Japanese content trade group CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association), which represents major studios including the renowned Studio Ghibli, has issued a formal demand to OpenAI to cease using Japanese content for training its Sora 2 AI video generation platform. CODA argues that OpenAI\u2019s data training practices and its opt-out copyright system violate Japanese copyright laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Founded in 2002, CODA\u2019s mission is to promote Japanese content overseas and combat piracy. The organization sent its letter to OpenAI on October 27, asserting that Sora 2\u2019s outputs bear a striking resemblance to Japanese media and animation styles. CODA believes this similarity indicates that copyrighted Japanese content was used as machine-learning data without authorization, potentially constituting<\/a> copyright infringement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CODA Challenges OpenAI\u2019s Sora 2 Over Copyright Violations and Opt-Out Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sora 2, launched in September, is capable of producing highly realistic and cinematic videos through generative AI. However, CODA contends that the replication or near-duplication of existing creative works during the learning process infringes upon copyright laws in Japan. The trade group also criticized OpenAI\u2019s opt-out system, which places the responsibility on copyright holders to notify the company if they do not wish their works to be used. According to CODA, Japan\u2019s copyright framework requires prior permission for usage, and there is no provision allowing retroactive objections to avoid liability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously stated that Sora 2 would give creators more control over their intellectual property, promising features similar to an opt-in model for likeness-based content. Nevertheless, CODA has requested that OpenAI stop using its members\u2019 works without explicit permission and respond transparently to copyright-related complaints. As of now, OpenAI has not commented on CODA\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studio Ghibli\u2019s Legacy Fuels Japan\u2019s United Stand Against AI-Generated Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dispute follows earlier concerns over AI tools generating art inspired by Studio Ghibli\u2019s distinctive style. Following the release of OpenAI\u2019s image generator within ChatGPT, users flooded social media with Ghibli-style AI art. Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki has long opposed AI in animation, famously calling it \u201can insult to life itself.\u201d CODA\u2019s members span Japan\u2019s top entertainment and media companies, including Sony Music\u2019s Aniplex, Kadokawa, Square Enix, Toei, Toho, and multiple national broadcasters, marking a united industry stance against unauthorized AI training practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese content trade group CODA, representing major studios like Studio Ghibli, has demanded OpenAI stop using Japanese content to train its Sora 2 AI video model. CODA claims this violates Japan\u2019s copyright laws and criticizes OpenAI\u2019s opt-out policy. The dispute highlights Japan\u2019s unified stance against unauthorized AI-generated art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Japanese content trade group CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association), which represents major studios including the renowned Studio Ghibli, has issued a formal demand to OpenAI to cease using Japanese content for training its Sora 2 AI video generation platform. CODA argues that OpenAI\u2019s data training practices and its opt-out copyright system violate Japanese copyright laws. 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