All articles tagged with #copyright infringement
Sony Pictures joined Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Netflix in sending a cease‑and‑desist to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0, demanding removal of IP like Breaking Bad and Spider-Verse clips from Seedance’s AI training data amid claims of egregious, willful copyright infringement; with ByteDance promising stronger safeguards, studios push toward potential litigation as Seedance 2.0 clips circulate online.
Netflix has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0, accusing the AI video tool of high-speed piracy by generating content that imitates Netflix IP and characters from shows like Stranger Things, Bridgerton, and Squid Game. Netflix demands that ByteDance stop generating Netflix likenesses, remove infringing content from training data, identify all infringements, and revoke third-party access, with a response due within three business days. ByteDance says it respects IP and is tightening safeguards, while Disney and Paramount have issued similar complaints.
Netflix threatened immediate litigation against ByteDance over Seedance 2.0 AI clips that imitate Netflix IP, demanding the removal of Netflix works from training data and new guardrails; ByteDance pledged extra safeguards, but Netflix and Warner Bros. joined in condemning Seedance as potential infringement, escalating the industry’s IP showdown over AI-generated video.
Warner Bros. has sent a letter to ByteDance accusing Seedance 2.0 of enabling user-generated AI clips that infringe its IP, including Superman, Batman and Game of Thrones, and demanding that ByteDance cease training on these characters and implement guardrails. ByteDance has pledged safeguards, but Warner Bros. argues that the infringement stems from Seedance’s design rather than user behavior. The move follows broad industry criticism from the MPA and SAG-AFTRA and cease-and-desist actions from Disney and Paramount amid the rapid rise of AI-generated video content.
Warner Bros. Discovery sent a cease-and-desist to ByteDance, alleging that Seedance 2.0 copies copyrighted DC characters and launched without safeguards; it demands ByteDance stop training on studio content, identify training materials, block user-shared infringing videos, and revoke licenses if materials were shared; the move follows similar threats from Disney and Paramount as studios push safeguards for AI-generated content.
ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 AI video tool, launched in China for Jianying and coming to CapCut globally, can generate hyper-realistic 15‑second clips (including AI versions of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt) that have sparked Hollywood’s ire over copyright and likeness rights. Major studios and unions have issued cease‑and‑desist warnings, with Disney and Paramount taking action, while ByteDance pledges to strengthen safeguards and address IP concerns amid broader worries about jobs, ethics, and the future of AI-generated entertainment.
Hollywood groups accuse ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 of unauthorized use of actors' likenesses and copyrighted works; the MPA condemns the infringement, SAG-AFTRA backs studios, and ByteDance says it will strengthen safeguards to prevent unauthorized IP and likeness use as the AI video tool faces scrutiny.
Kotaku reports on Seedance 2.0’s AI-generated Arcane/League of Legends trailer, which animators denounced as a soulless, disrespectful homage that lacks narrative cohesion and relies on scraping handmade work; the piece frames AI image generation as a growing problem across media, from games to ads, with creators urged to craft original art rather than imitate established IPs.
Four people were arrested in a City of London Police-led crackdown across Greater Manchester and Lancashire on a £3m illegal TV streaming network. Ten servers and other equipment worth about £750,000 were seized as investigators say the operation disrupted an organised scheme that generated more than £3m in revenue and involved conspiracy to distribute copyright-infringing content and money laundering; suspects were released under investigation after servers were shut down following the tip from Sky.
Amazon is accused of listing products from independent shops without permission, raising concerns about copyright infringement and fair competition in e-commerce.
Mariah Carey was awarded $92,300 in attorney's fees after a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Vince Vance & the Valiants was dismissed due to lack of evidence, with the court criticizing the plaintiff's conduct and sanctions totaling over $109,000.
Anna's Archive claims to have scraped and archived metadata for 256 million tracks from Spotify, creating the largest publicly available music database aimed at preservation, though this activity violates copyright laws and Spotify has taken measures against such scraping.
A New York Times reporter and six authors sued Google, xAI, OpenAI, and other tech companies for using copyrighted books without permission to train their AI chatbots, marking the first case to include xAI and highlighting ongoing legal battles over AI training data rights.
Anna's Archive claims to have scraped nearly all of Spotify, creating a 300TB archive with metadata for 256 million tracks and audio for 86 million songs, sparking concerns over legality and copyright violations, with Spotify investigating the incident.
YouTube has terminated two popular channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio, for creating AI-generated fake movie trailers that violated policies on spam and misleading content, amid ongoing concerns over AI's impact on creative industries and copyright issues.