ByteDance rushes Seedance 2.0 safeguards after Hollywood cease-and-desist letters

ByteDance is scrambling to add safeguards to its Seedance 2.0 AI video tool after major Hollywood backlash. Disney and Paramount Skydance sent cease-and-desist letters, furious that users were generating videos with characters like Spider-Man and Darth Vader. Disney accused ByteDance of a 'virtual smash-and-grab' of its IP. Japan's AI minister also launched a probe. ByteDance claims it respects IP and is working to prevent unauthorized use, but studios allege willful infringement.