Japan Requests OpenAI To Not Violate Anime & Manga Copyrights

Japan Requests OpenAI To Respect Anime & Manga Copyrights

The Japanese Government has formally requested OpenAI to refrain from infringing copyrights related to its anime and manga industries.

According to Minoru Kiuchi, Japan’s Minister of State for Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence Strategy, this request was made due to concerns about anime-style videos featuring existing characters created via OpenAI’s Sora 2 video generator.

The Japanese government has formally requested OpenAI to refrain from infringing on the copyright of Japanese cultural products like anime and manga.

Author's summary: Japan asks OpenAI to respect anime copyrights.

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MediaNama MediaNama — 2025-10-17

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