{"id":17308,"date":"2026-03-15T09:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/bytedance-said-to-hold-seedance-ai-video-tool-launch-after-copyright-row\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:26:16","slug":"bytedance-said-to-hold-seedance-ai-video-tool-launch-after-copyright-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/bytedance-said-to-hold-seedance-ai-video-tool-launch-after-copyright-row\/","title":{"rendered":"ByteDance said to hold Seedance AI video tool launch after copyright row"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/og_image_scmp_generic\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/03\/15\/d1b1aac4-a965-4903-be8d-f6dc81d4048c_dc3e940b.jpg?itok=V6QzbIYm&amp;v=1773565850\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">TikTok&rsquo;s &#8288;Chinese parent, ByteDance, has put &#8288;on hold the global &#8288;launch of its latest video-generation model, Seedance 2.0, after copyright disputes with major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms, The Information reported on Saturday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the situation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Reuters could not &zwnj;immediately verify the report. ByteDance did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ByteDance said last month it would take steps to prevent the unauthorised use of intellectual property on its AI video generator Seedance 2.0, following threats of legal action from US studios, including Disney.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\" readability=\"10.971428571429\">Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to &#8288;the Chinese firm last month, accusing it of using Disney characters to train and power &zwnj;Seedance 2.0 without permission, after videos generated by the model went viral in China, including one of <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt<\/span> in &zwnj;a fight.<\/div>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-1evd7i0 e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Disney said ByteDance had pre-packaged Seedance with a pirated library of &#8288;copyrighted characters from &#8288;franchises including Star Wars and Marvel, portraying them as public-domain clip art. ByteDance, which officially unveiled the model in &zwnj;February, has said the system is aimed at professional film, e-commerce and advertising use, highlighting its ability to process &zwnj;text, images, &zwnj;audio and video at once to reduce content production costs.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Seedance 2.0 has drawn &zwnj;attention after earning comparisons with DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company that has built models rivalling &#8288;those of Anthropic and OpenAI. Tech executives, including Elon Musk, have praised its ability to &#8288;generate cinematic storylines from a handful of prompts.<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"InlineAdSlot-Container\" class=\"css-zl1inp e11v3ui14\">\n<div class=\"e11v3ui10 e11v3ui13 css-117a6hs e1flwkbl0\" data-qa=\"AdSlot-Container\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">ByteDance had been aiming to make the new video model available to customers worldwide in mid-March, but &zwnj;the company had since suspended &zwnj;those plans, The Information report said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>ByteDance said to hold Seedance AI video tool launch after copyright row<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok&rsquo;s &#8288;Chinese parent, ByteDance, has put &#8288;on hold the global &#8288;launch of its latest video-generation model, Seedance 2.0, after copyright disputes with major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms, The Information reported on Saturday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the situation. Reuters could not &zwnj;immediately verify the report. 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