Disney and Intellectual Property

OpenAI is shutting down Sora, its short‑form TikTok‑style AI video app — saying goodbye to the app in a public statement and promising guidance to help users preserve existing creations. The move follows intense criticism over realistic deepfakes and nonconsensual images, prompted tighter limits on public‑figure depictions after pressure from estates and an actors’ union, and was framed by Disney as an exit from the video‑generation business while it seeks AI partnerships that respect IP and creators’ rights.