The Japanese government has made a formal request asking OpenAI to refrain from copyright infringement. The request came after Sora 2 began generating videos featuring copyrighted characters from anime and video games. Minoru Kiuchi spoke at the Cabinet Office press conference on Friday and described manga and anime as “irreplaceable treasures” that Japan boasts to the world.
The request was made online by the Cabinet Office’s Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters….








