OpenAI and Disney Reach a Major Equity-for-IP Collaboration: Sora Gets Authorization for Over 200 Characters, Including Mickey Mouse, Betting on the Future of AI Video
OpenAI and Disney have reached an innovative collaboration, exchanging warrants for the use of over 200 classic characters, including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella. This move provides Sora, the text-to-video model, with top-tier IP resources, while deepening their strategic relationship through equity linkage, reshaping the collaboration model between AI and the entertainment industry.