Google has implemented new restrictions on its AI tools in response to a legal challenge from Disney. In December, Disney sent a cease and desist letter to Google, raising concerns that the tech company’s AI products were generating content based on Disney’s intellectual property without authorization.

As of late February, Google’s AI platforms—including Gemini and Nano Banana—are now blocking prompts that reference Disney-owned characters. Previously, users could generate high-quality images of characters such as Yoda, Iron Man, Elsa from Frozen, and Winnie-the-Pooh. These same prompts are now met with a message stating: “I can’t generate the image you requested right now due to concerns from third-party content providers. Please edit your prompt and try again.”

Multiple U.S.-based users have reported similar experiences when attempting to create AI images using Disney-related prompts. However, some loopholes remain; for example, uploading a photo of a Disney character alongside a text prompt can still result in the generation of related images, such as a virtual figurine of Buzz Lightyear.

Disney’s December letter, authored by outside attorney David Singer, detailed alleged copyright infringements by Google’s AI tools, including Veo, Nano Banana, and Gemini. The letter included examples and images showing how simple text prompts could produce detailed renderings of Disney characters like Darth Vader and Iron Man. Disney outlined four key demands, including an immediate halt to copyright infringement and a stop to training AI models on Disney-owned intellectual property. The company noted that it had been raising these concerns for several months without resolution.

At the time, a Google spokesperson emphasized the company’s ongoing relationship with Disney and highlighted Google’s copyright controls, such as Google-extended and Content ID for YouTube, which allow rights holders to manage their content.

This legal action coincided with Disney’s announcement of a $1 billion licensing agreement with OpenAI, granting the generative video app Sora access to Disney characters.

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