Why Sora Banned Disney Characters (Then Changed Its Mind)

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October 8, 2025
Join 40,000 readers and get the full notes and summary: https://newsletter.aiwithkyle.com/subscribe Subscribe and turn on notifications to catch the next live stream: https://www.youtube.com/@iamkylebalmer?sub_confirmation=1 Want to become fast-track becoming an AI Trainer? Apply to join the next AI Workshop Kit cohort: https://newsletter.aiwithkyle.com/c/workshop-kit This video is from the ‘AI with Kyle News and Updates Live Stream’ First aired: 7 October 2025 Watch full edited live stream: https://youtu.be/OS2zMi3Qd3Q —— More Useful Resources —— My other daily live show - 30-day building a business in public challenge: https://www.youtube.com/live/Z0Z_1Eg3HUk (day one) Free AI Entrepreneurship Playbooks: https://aiwithkyle.com/catalog Free Quiz: What AI business should you start? https://aiwithkyle.com/tools Free AI Training Business Planner: https://aiwithkyle.com/tools/workshop-builder Free AI Industry Translator Tool: https://aiwithkyle.com/tools/industry-ai-translator Free 10-Week ‘Vibe Coding’ AI Summer Camp: https://aiwithkyle.com/courses/10-week-ai-summer-camp —— Contact —— Best is in YouTube comments. For business enquiries only: https://www.passionfroot.me/iamkylebalmer OpenAI pulled back Sora's creative freedom after users generated copyrighted characters like Disney properties, Sonic, and Mario during the initial launch hype. Now they're pivoting to an official licensing model similar to Fortnite, where companies like Disney can license their characters for use in Sora with revenue sharing. This rapid response shows Sora became popular enough to force OpenAI's hand on copyright issues that other AI video models haven't faced.