OpenAI will let IP holders set rules for how their characters can be used in Sora and will share revenue when users generate videos featuring those characters. This moves compensation beyond training data toward usage‑based licensing for generative outputs, akin to an ASCAP‑style model for video.
— If platforms normalize royalties and granular controls for character IP, it could reset copyright norms and business models across AI media, fan works, and entertainment.
BeauHD
2025.12.03
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Both cases concern how rights‑holders and platform/rights intermediaries monetize creative assets and extract rents from creators: the article names Monotype (a major licensor) replacing Fontworks LETS with an expensive plan, mirroring the broader trend (noted in the existing idea) where platform rules and licensing regimes create new recurring fees and revenue‑sharing regimes that reshape who can produce and who gets paid.
EditorDavid
2025.11.29
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The re‑release with human vocals and industry reluctance to accept partially AI‑generated works connects to the broader shift toward usage‑based licensing and revenue‑sharing models for synthetic likenesses; the labels’ enforcement actions signal pressure for licensing/royalty regimes for AI outputs that imitate artists’ voices.
msmash
2025.10.15
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Japan’s Cabinet Office asked OpenAI to stop Sora 2 from using copyrighted anime/game characters and warned of legal measures, directly reinforcing the need for output‑level licensing and revenue sharing frameworks for characters in generative AI.
EditorDavid
2025.10.13
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Studios, unions, and agencies demand control and compensation for characters and performers in Sora 2, while OpenAI claims rightsholders also want inclusion—exactly the scenario where platforms move from free use toward licensed, revenue‑sharing character/IP generation.
EditorDavid
2025.10.05
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Sam Altman’s announcement that Sora will add granular rightsholder controls and start sharing revenue with those who allow their characters to be generated.