‘South Park’ addresses AI-generated videos and copyright with Totoro, Trump and Bluey; The Los Angeles Times, November 13, 2025

Kaitlyn Huamani , Los Angeles Times; ‘South Park’ addresses AI-generated videos and copyright with Totoro, Trump and Bluey

"Droopy Dog, Rocky, Bullwinkle, Popeye and even the beloved preschool character Bluey are mentioned or make appearances in the episode. Representatives for Studio Ghibli also appear, offering a voice of reason in the madness, saying, “You cannot just do whatever you want with someone else’s IP.”"

Suit Accuses ‘South Park’ of Copyright Infringement; New York Times, 11/15/10

Dave Itzkoff, New York Times; Suit Accuses ‘South Park’ of Copyright Infringement:

"The producers of “South Park” are once again in trouble for using a Web video as source material for their comedy – this time, for parodying a viral video so closely that the video’s creators say the parody constitutes copyright infringement."

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/suit-accuses-south-park-of-copyright-infringement/?scp=1&sq=south%20park&st=cse