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ByteDance says it will strengthen safeguards for Seedance 2.0 to curb unauthorized use of Hollywood IP after cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount, part of a Hollywood backlash over deepfake content and IP theft.
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.
ByteDance says it will strengthen safeguards on Seedance 2.0 after Hollywood groups and studios—including the MPA and Disney—issued cease-and-desist warnings over alleged widespread copyright infringement by the AI video tool; the dispute highlights growing tensions between AI developers and entertainment IP owners over the unauthorized use of copyrighted characters and likenesses, with Disney and Paramount Skydance among those pressuring ByteDance.
ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 AI model reportedly uses Disney IP to generate short videos, prompting Disney to issue a cease-and-desist accusing ByteDance of hijacking Disney’s characters; the move comes amid Disney’s OpenAI deal for Sora and signals a broader push by rights holders to licensing agreements as AI content expands.
Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance alleging Seedance 2.0 uses Disney’s copyrighted characters (e.g., Star Wars, Marvel) without permission to train and monetize its AI video model, pointing to multiple public examples of infringing videos and calling ByteDance’s actions willful and unacceptable; the move follows broader Hollywood efforts to curb AI IP theft and aligns with prior Disney actions against other AI firms.
Disney has sent a cease‑and‑desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0, alleging the AI video platform uses Disney IP and other copyrighted works to generate deepfakes without safeguards, an accusation that follows widespread backlash from the MPA and the Human Artistry Campaign. The move comes after Disney previously pressed Google over its AI tools, and Deadline notes Disney has a reported $1 billion OpenAI licensing deal to support characters for the forthcoming generative video app Sora.