Scoop: Disney sendet Cease und Desist -Brief an Charakter.ai
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/disney-characterai-cease-desist
Scoop: Disney sendet Cease und Desist -Brief an Charakter.ai
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/disney-characterai-cease-desist
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From the article
The Walt Disney Company last week sent a cease and desist letter to Character.AI demanding the personalized AI chatbot developer immediately stop using its copyrighted characters without authorization, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: In the letter, Disney emphasizes its main concern isn’t just financial, but that Character.AI’s platform weaponizes Disney characters in a way that could damage its brand long term.
Zoom in: The letter references a recent report from ParentsTogether Action and Heat Initiative that found Character.AI chatbots engaged in „grooming and sexual exploitation“ and „emotional manipulation“ — among other problematic behaviors — in conversations with accounts registered to children.
fight fight fight
I want to see blood, I want somebody to get hurt
Good. If these companies don’t fight now, they’re going to have an even harder time in the near future. I have no love for Disney, but they’re well within their rights to protect their IP.
In a fight between Disney and AI bros, I’ll take Disney every day of the week.
Good. But they’re only speaking up now because it affects them now.
The creative fields are the ones being robbed the most. It’s a free for all, robbing an integral part of what makes humans special (creativity). AI is useful but this is low hanging fruit stolen off the vine to show investors proof of concept.
And sure, Disney hasn’t been a shining star when it comes to exploitation either, but they are one of the only entities with means to actually fight against this.