ByteDance to bolster AI video tool safeguards after Disney, Paramount legal threats

ByteDance Pledges to Curb AI Video Generator Tool Seedance After Legal Threats from Hollywood

The Chinese tech giant said it "respects intellectual property rights."

By Abid Rahman

ByteDance Pledges Safeguards for Seedance 2.0 After Disney Legal Threat Over IP Violations

Chinese tech giant ByteDance has committed to strengthening safeguards for its controversial AI video generation tool Seedance 2.0 following a barrage of cease-and-desist letters from major Hollywood studios and condemnation from industry guilds, according to BBC News. The TikTok parent company told BBC on Monday that it “respects intellectual property rights and we have heard […]

By Naman Ramachandran

TikTok creator ByteDance vows to curb AI video tool after Disney threat

Videos created by new Seedance 2.0 generator go viral, including one of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting Business live – latest updates ByteDance, the Chinese technology company behind TikTok, has said it will restrain its AI video-making tool, after threats of legal action from Disney and backlash from other media businesses, according to reports. The AI video generator Seedance 2.0, released last week, has spooked Hollywood as users create realistic clips of movie stars and superheroes with just a short text prompt. Continue reading...

By Lauren Almeida

ByteDance To Halt Seedance 2.0’s AI Rip-Offs After Legal Threats From Disney & Paramount

TikTok-owner ByteDance has promised to improve “safeguards” on its Seedance 2.0 AI model after a full-throated backlash from Hollywood about copyright theft. In a statement shared with BBC News, ByteDance said it would work to prevent users from generating videos based on Hollywood intellectual property. Deadline has contacted ByteDance for comment. ByteDance’s statement follows the […]

By Jake Kanter

ByteDance pledges fixes to Seedance 2.0 after Hollywood copyright claims

Hollywood groups say the AI video generator uses the likeness of actors and others without permission.

Disney sends cease-and-desist to ByteDance over AI-generated videos

Bytedance meanwhile tells the BBC it will strengthen safeguards on its Seedance 2.0 AI video tool to prevent the unauthorized use of copyrighted characters and celebrity likenesses

By Reuters

Disney sends cease-and-desist to ByteDance over AI-generated videos - Reuters

Disney sends cease-and-desist to ByteDance over AI-generated videos  Reuters

ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.

ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.

ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.

TikTok’s Chinese Parent Has an App to Replace Hollywood - The Wall Street Journal

TikTok’s Chinese Parent Has an App to Replace Hollywood  The Wall Street Journal