Just over a week ago, OpenAI launched its latest text-to-video generating app, a TikTok-like experience dubbed Sora 2 that lets users churn out a tidal wave of AI slop.

It didn’t take long for users to use the app to generate videos of copyrighted and widely-known characters, from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman barbecuing a Pikachu and full episodes of “South Park” to SpongeBob SquarePants cooking up blue meth crystals in the style of AMC’s iconic “Breaking Bad” TV series.

The hype was so immense that Sora rocketed to the top of Apple’s App Store rankings in a matter of just two days. After all, who wouldn’t want to see Super Mario involved in a high-speed police pursuit?

But it’s quickly turned into a rocky road. In the days leading up to the launch, the Wall Street Journal reported that rights

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