Google has bowed to a cease and desist order from Disney, according to the showbiz trade publications Deadline and Variety , and taken down some unknown number of AI videos featuring Disney intellectual property. Both publications estimate “dozens,” suggesting a fairly targeted effort.

A deal between Disney and OpenAI—Google’s fiercest AI rival—was announced Thursday that sees Disney investing $1 billion in OpenAI while sanctioning the use of its characters in outputs by the Sora family of video models. Disney’s cease and desist letter to Google was delivered on Wednesday, before the announcement of its OpenAI deal, according to Deadline .

Disney CEO Bob Iger told CNBC the cease and desist letter came after past conversations with Google about this material had been fruitless.

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