ByteDance boosts Seedance 2.0 safeguards after Disney, Paramount legal threats

• ByteDance announced it will strengthen safeguards on its AI video generator Seedance 2.0 to prevent unauthorized IP use.
• The move follows cease-and-desist letters from major U.S. studios, including The Walt Disney Company and Paramount Skydance.
• Disney accused ByteDance of using its characters, including Star Wars and Marvel franchises, to train Seedance 2.0 without permission.
• Seedance 2.0, launched last week, has gone viral in China for generating cinematic-style storylines and AI-generated videos of actors.
• Disney previously took action against Character.AI and recently signed a licensing deal with OpenAI for its Sora video generator.