Hollywood isn’t happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator
A new AI video tool is sparking a massive copyright battle with Disney and major studios.
Deep Dive
ByteDance has launched Seedance 2.0, a Sora-like AI video generator creating 15-second clips from text prompts. Hollywood is in an uproar, with the Motion Picture Association and Disney accusing it of "massive scale" copyright infringement after users created videos of characters like Spider-Man and a Tom Cruise vs. Brad Pitt fight. Disney has sent a cease-and-desist, calling it a "virtual smash-and-grab" of its intellectual property.
Why It Matters
This clash sets a major precedent for how AI companies must handle copyrighted material and likenesses, threatening legal battles across the industry.