US EditionByteDance to Add Safeguards to Seedance 2.0 After Hollywood Backlash
ByteDance will enhance protections on Seedance 2.0 after viral AI-generated videos using copyrighted characters sparked cease-and-desist letters from major Hollywood studios.
- On Feb 15, ByteDance said it will take steps to prevent unauthorised use of intellectual property on its AI video generator Seedance 2.0 after threats from studios including Disney.
- On Friday, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing ByteDance of supplying Seedance with a `pirated library` of Disney characters, including Marvel and Star Wars, which went viral last week.
- Disney alleges Seedance was `pre-packaged` with a pirated library and reproduced works featuring Spider-Man and Darth Vader, studios say.
- No details were provided on specific safeguards as ByteDance declined to elaborate when questioned, while the Japanese government launched an investigation after anime characters appeared online.
- Past litigation against Midjourney shows how Disney licensed characters to OpenAI in December 2025, influencing AI-IP disputes as studios demand cease activities.
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Hollywood lawyers up against Chinese AI 'slop' as Seedance 2.0 sweeps the internet
It didn't take long for a Chinese-owned AI company to get slapped with reality from American companies.ByteDance, known for its short-form video app TikTok, released Seedance 2.0 on February 12, allowing users to create realistic AI videos from simple text prompts.'Stealing human creators' work in an attempt to replace them with AI generated slop is destructive to our culture.'Quickly, users were recreating lifelike scenes that included everythi…
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udgtvBeijing. Chinese giant ByteDance promised measures to protect copyright, in response to concerns expressed by the American film industry over videos generated with its Seedance 2.0 tool in which Hollywood productions were used.
ByteDance vs Hollywood exposes the ‘grey area’ in AI and IP
Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt. Spider-Man battling Jeffrey Epstein on his island. Comic book heroes clashing with rival studio characters. If your feed has looked anything like this recently, you’re not alone. A new wave of algorithms has flooded the internet with hyper-realistic AI-generated “studio fights,” blurring the line between fan fantasy and intellectual property infringement. It all began when the Chinese tech behemoth and TikTok paren…
After allegations by Disney, the Tiktok group wants to stop the unauthorized use of intellectual property in its video AI "Seedance 2.0". Previously, AI-generated videos with Disney characters caused a stir.
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