Back 16 Feb 2026

Disney sends cease-and-desist to ByteDance over AI-generated videos ​  

Summary

Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, accusing the company of using Disney characters without permission in its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator. ByteDance will strengthen safeguards to prevent unauthorized use of copyrighted characters.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/disney-sends-cease-and-desist-bytedance-ai-generated-videos-5933761