Overview
- The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks monetary damages and an injunction blocking OpenAI’s use of the name.
- Cameo argues the label for Sora users’ virtual likenesses is likely to confuse consumers and dilute its brand.
- The filing says Sora enables highly realistic videos featuring celebrities such as Mark Cuban and Jake Paul, positioning the feature as direct competition.
- CEO Steven Galanis says Cameo tried to settle the dispute amicably before suing.
- Sora launched as a standalone app on September 30 and describes user likeness videos as “Cameos.”