Mon, 16 Feb 2026

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 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 has agreed to curb its AI video-making tool Seedance after Disney and other entertainment giants complained about copyright infringement.
* Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance accusing it of supplying Seedance with a "pirated library" of copyrighted characters.
* Other Hollywood studios, including Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount, have also criticized Seedance for infringing on their intellectual property rights.
* The Japanese government has launched an investigation into ByteDance over potential copyright violations.
* ByteDance has pledged to strengthen safeguards to prevent unauthorized use of intellectual property by users.
* However, the company did not provide details on what these safeguards would be.
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