Hollywood Isn’t Happy About The New Seedance 2.0 Video Generator
Seedance 2.0 triggers urgent legal action from major studios over AI-generated videos using protected characters and likenesses.
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Hollywood Isn’t Happy About The New Seedance 2.0 Video Generator
Seedance 2.0 Ignites Hollywood Copyright Firestorm Hollywood studios and talent unions are demanding immediate action against Seedance 2.0, ByteDance's new AI video generator accused of enabling widespread copyright infringement within hours of launch. The tool, which creates 15-second videos from simple text prompts, has already produced unauthorized content featuring Tom Cruise, Spider-Man, Darth Vader, and other protected intellectual property—prompting cease-and-desist letters from Disney, Paramount, and the Motion Picture Association. Creators warn the technology threatens livelihoods without robust safeguards. Credit: Emmanuel Wong / Getty Images ByteDance quietly rolled out Seedance 2.0 earlier this week through its Jianying video app in China, with global availability planned for CapCut users soon. Unlike earlier AI video models that required complex workflows, Seedance 2.0 delivers photorealistic results from minimal input—sometimes just two lines of text. One viral example …