Google responded to Disney's cease-and-desist letter by taking down dozens of AI-generated videos featuring characters owned by the House of Mouse. The move came shortly after Disney shot off a legal warning to Google -- in which they claimed the tech giant was leveraging its dominance in generative AI to "commercially exploit and distribute" infringing material.

Disney hit Google with a cease-and-desist letter, claiming "unlawful, harmful, and damaging exploitation of Disney’s copyrighted works."