"Brief videos generated by the model, including a clip featuring Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt, soon went viral and drew intense criticism from Hollywood. While one successful screenwriter declared that the footage meant, "It's likely over for us," studios quickly sent ByteDance a flurry of cease-and-desist letters, with Disney's lawyers accusing the company of a "virtual smash-and-grab of Disney's IP.""
"The company had planned to make Seedance 2.0 available globally in mid-March, The Information said, but it's delaying those plans as its engineers and lawyers work to avert further legal issues."
ByteDance launched Seeance 2.0 in China in February, generating viral videos featuring celebrities like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Hollywood studios responded with cease-and-desist letters, with Disney accusing the company of intellectual property theft. A screenwriter expressed concern about the technology's impact on the industry. ByteDance committed to implementing stronger IP safeguards. The company had planned a mid-March global rollout but delayed it while engineers and lawyers address legal concerns and develop protective measures against further copyright violations.
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