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Japanese content group CODA asks OpenAI to stop training Sora 2 on members’ works

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Source: Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA)Also reported by CODA: OpenAI report on ending Sora2

The Content Overseas Distribution Association, which represents Japanese anime, film and game rights holders, sent OpenAI a written request on 27 October 2025, four weeks after Sora 2 launched. It asked OpenAI not to use members’ works for training without permission and to answer infringement claims, saying Japanese law gives no way to escape liability through later opt-outs. On 27 March 2026 CODA said OpenAI had told it Sora 2 would be discontinued, including its app and API.

Why it matters

Video-model makers whose outputs resemble Japanese anime face organised demands from rights holders who reject opt-out schemes and want permission before training.

When
27 Oct 2025
ID
WTA-N-2025-0160
Who
CODA, OpenAI

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA)

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Earlier in this Storyline: What led hereJapan’s copyright council sets out how Article 30-4 applies to AI training and outputs

Cite this story

WTA-N-2025-0160: “Japanese content group CODA asks OpenAI to stop training Sora 2 on members’ works.” wheresthe.ai, 27 Oct 2025. https://wheresthe.ai/d/jp-coda-openai-sora-2-request-2025-10/ (source: Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA)).

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