Disney agrees deal to let TikTokers use its films and TV shows in videos
Summary
Disney and TikTok have made an agreement allowing TikTok creators to use clips from Disney movies and TV shows in their videos. This will let fans share content from popular series like Star Wars and Marvel on TikTok and Disney's own video platform, Verts. The program will start in the US and expand to other countries.Key Facts
- Creators can now use clips from Disney films and subsidiaries in their TikTok videos.
- Popular franchises like Star Wars, Toy Story, and Marvel are included.
- The deal will launch first in the United States.
- Disney and TikTok will jointly run a program to promote some creators and give access to special events.
- Clips used without permission used to be taken down due to copyright rules.
- TikTok had an average of 6.5 million film and TV related posts per day last year.
- Disney also runs its own short-form video platform called Verts, launched in the US in March.
- This deal follows the cancellation of a previous $1 billion agreement between Disney and OpenAI for AI-generated videos.
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