well, they did appeal already. The argument may be waived at this point.

What an incredibly odd case. You'd think someone in SIX YEARS of litigation would have picked up on the fact that a form SR can be (and, to my eyes, was) used to register both the sound recording and the composition when they're authored and owned by the same person.

But that’s a massive if. There’s a world of difference between studios collecting YouTube ad revenue on video clips they produce and control, and handing over their characters for anyone to freely manipulate.
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It would be a big win for OpenAI, assuming content owners play along.

If studios become partners rather than adversaries, OpenAI can potentially offset costs while buying legal cover not only for the outputs, but maybe even retroactive blessing for the unauthorized training as well.

Users are generating far more videos than expected, using massive compute resources on content that's often being generated for very small audiences (it is, after all, a social media app).

The reversal came with no apology—just Sam Altman chalking it up to "taking feedback." Meanwhile, he admitted the real issue:

Testing the app this week revealed the strategy: Launch without guardrails. Let Family Guy, South Park and Pikachu videos drive engagement and media coverage. Hit #1 on the App Store (for an invite only app). Then implement restrictions once you've captured the market.

Late Friday, the company announced it will move to an opt-in model requiring permission before copyrighted characters can appear in Sora 2 videos.

Everything beyond some pretty skeletal prompting was Sora. Wild.