OpenAI Shuts Down Sora App, Resolving Trademark Dispute with OverDrive

OpenAI has shut down its Sora video-generation app just six months after launch, following the cancellation of a reported billion-dollar Disney deal and a strategic pivot toward enterprise productivity tools ahead of a potential IPO. The closure effectively resolves a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by OverDrive, which owns the widely-used Sora student digital borrowing platform used by more than 70,000 schools and libraries across 80 countries. Litigation between the two companies is currently paused for in-person mediation, with the dispute expected to conclude following OpenAI's exit from the Sora brand.