Hollywood Sounds Alarm: ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Sparks Copyright Infringement Fears

• Hollywood organizations are escalating opposition to ByteDance's Seedance 2.0, an AI video model accused of large-scale copyright infringement.
• Seedance 2.0, available in China via Jianying app and planned globally for CapCut, generates short videos from text prompts, similar to OpenAI's Sora.
• Viral videos depicting real actors like Tom Cruise and copyrighted characters such as Spider-Man and Darth Vader have raised concerns about content moderation.
• The Motion Picture Association, Human Artistry Campaign, and SAG-AFTRA have condemned Seedance 2.0, citing unauthorized use of copyrighted works and threats to jobs.
• Disney has reportedly sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, accusing a "virtual smash-and-grab" of its intellectual property, despite previous AI collaborations.