US EditionByteDance to Rein in Its Videomaking AI Tool After Disney Complains
ByteDance will implement stronger safeguards for Seedance after Disney's legal threat over unauthorized use of its Marvel and Star Wars characters, with a Japanese copyright probe opened.
- On Monday, ByteDance said it will rein in Seedance after Disney threatened legal action and told the BBC it respects intellectual property rights, taking steps to strengthen safeguards.
- Disney's lawyers sent a cease-and-desist three days earlier alleging a `pirated library` and accused Seedance of enabling unauthorised use of Marvel and Star Wars characters.
- ByteDance acknowledged concerns but offered few specifics after SAG-AFTRA accused Seedance of `blatant infringement` and Disney sued Midjourney in 2025 for `endless unauthorized copies`.
- Viral celebrity and anime videos prompted regulatory scrutiny as Seedance 2.0, released on Tuesday, produced a viral fight clip between Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt while the Japanese government opened a copyright investigation on Friday.
- Disney licensed over 200 characters to ChatGPT's Sora and announced a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, while U.S. screenwriter Rhett Reese warned, "It's likely over for us.
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ByteDance pledges to restrict its AI video tool after Disney threat
ByteDance will take steps to prevent the unauthorized use of intellectual property on its AI video generator Seedance 2.0, the Chinese technology firm said on Monday, following threats of legal action from U.S. studios, including Disney.
ByteDance, the Chinese big tech owner of TikTok, has been forced to stop the Seedance app, an artificial generation intelligence platform of hyperrealistic videos.The decision comes after the pressures of Disney and other entertainment studies, which accuse the technological giant of infringing copyright, as they have already reiterated on previous occasions regarding other AI tools.Continue reading...
The arrival of artificial intelligence-based video generator Seedance 2.0 sparked collective outrage in Hollywood after the tool was accused of facilitating massive copyright infringement through the unauthorized use of iconic characters and the likenesses of famous actors.
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