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.

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

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 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.

ByteDance says it's going to make it harder for Seedance to make AI videos of copyrighted movie characters

ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 tool has been used to create realistic AI-generated videos of Hollywood stars. credit should read WANG GANG / Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images ByteDance said it plans to enhance safeguards on its AI video tool Seedance 2.0. It follows copyright concerns raised by Disney and the Motion Picture Association. Seedance 2.0 has gone viral for its hyperrealistic AI-generated videos of Hollywood stars. Last week, an AI-generated video of fake Tom Cruise duking it out with fake Brad Pitt on a rooftop freaked the internet out. Now, the Chinese tech giant behind the AI tool says it's going to take measures to improve copyright-related safeguards. In a statement shared with Business Insider, ByteDance said it's going to "strengthen safeguards" on Seedance 2.0. On Friday, Disney sent ByteDance a cease-and-desist letter, accusing the Chinese company of "hijacking Disney's characters by reproducing, distributing, and creating derivative works featuring those characters." In the statement to Business Insider, a ByteDance spokesperson said the company "respects intellectual property rights" and that it has "heard the concerns regarding Seedance 2.0." "We are taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness by users," the spokesperson said in comments first reported by the BBC. The company did not provide further details on the safeguards it's planning to introduce. ByteDance, which is also the parent company behind TikTok, launched Seedance 2.0 in early February. Its ability to generate realistic, multi-shot video sequences has prompted pushback from Hollywood over concerns about AI's impact on entertainment jobs. Charles Rivkin, the chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association, accused Seedance 2.0 of engaging in "unauthorized US copyrighted works on a massive scale." "By launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs," Rivkin said in a statement last week. The AI-generated video depicting Pitt and Cruise fighting on a rooftop quickly went viral last week, with many online commenting on how realistic the clip is. The company also generated buzz with AI videos of Marvel's Wolverine fighting Thanos, and a lightsaber duel between Star Wars characters Anakin Skywalker and Rey. Both franchises are owned by Disney. While Disney has warned ByteDance to stop using its intellectual property, it signed a three-year licensing deal with OpenAI in December, giving users of its video-generation tool Sora access to 200 Disney characters. Read the original article on Business Insider

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

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 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

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

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