"On Friday, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance accusing it of supplying Seedance with a "pirated library" of the studio's copyrighted characters, including those from Marvel and Star Wars. Disney's lawyers accused ByteDance of committing a "virtual smash-and-grab" of their intellectual property, including superheroes from Marvel, Star Wars and various cartoons."
"ByteDance told the BBC that the company "respects intellectual property rights and we have heard the concerns regarding Seedance 2.0." "We are taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorised use of intellectual property and likeness by users.""
"Like other generative-AI tools, Seedance can create videos based on short text prompts. Many of Seedance's clips are based on real actors and shows and some have gone viral since the launch of its latest 2.0 version on 12 February."
ByteDance pledged to curb its Seedance 2.0 AI video tool following legal threats and complaints from entertainment companies. Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing ByteDance of supplying Seedance with a "pirated library" of characters, including Marvel and Star Wars, and called the conduct a "virtual smash-and-grab" of intellectual property. Seedance 2.0, launched on 12 February, can generate realistic videos from short text prompts and has produced viral clips depicting real actors and famous characters. ByteDance said it respects intellectual property, paused uploads of images of real people, and is taking steps to strengthen safeguards but did not disclose training data or specific measures.
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