Hollywood isn’t happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator
February 15, 2026
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•Seedance 2.0, a new AI video generator from ByteDance, is facing strong backlash from Hollywood due to potential massive copyright infringements.
•Organizations like the Motion Picture Association and SAG-AFTRA are condemning Seedance 2.0, arguing that it enables the creation of videos using copyrighted characters without permission.
•Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, accusing the company of intellectual property infringement by using characters like Spider-Man and Baby Yoda in Seedance 2.0-generated videos.
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