Google courts Hollywood studios for AI training rights on copyrighted IP
Google is pitching Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Universal on licensing deals to train AI models on copyrighted characters, reportedly offering around $40 million per character with potential ad-revenue sharing on outputs.
Why it matters. If a major studio signs, others gain cover to follow, normalizing AI licensing of IP across the industry despite unresolved backlash risk from audiences and workers.
Signal from theverge.com · Charles Pulliam-Moore · read the original.
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