Disney demands ByteDance halt pirated content creation
Disney sent an official cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, demanding an end to copyright infringements linked to its AI video generation service, Seedance 2.0. The tool reproduces and distributes works featuring characters like Spider-Man and Darth Vader, using Disney-protected materials without permission to train its model.
Source Reuters
ByteDance stated that it is taking steps to strengthen current protective measures to prevent unauthorized use of intellectual property and celebrity likenesses. The new AI model, officially launched on February 10, has been compared to DeepSeek and praised for its ability to create cinematic storylines from just a few prompts.
This dispute highlights growing challenges in copyright enforcement amid rapid AI advancements. Further regulatory actions and tighter controls over AI-generated content use may follow in the near future.
