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February 14, 2026
Disney accuses Bytedance’s new AI video model of infringing on its characters.
In a cease and desist letter, Disney includes examples of the new Seedance 2.0 model making videos featuring characters like Spider-Man and Darth Vader, according to Axios. “ByteDance is hijacking Disney’s characters by reproducing, distributing, and creating derivative works featuring those characters,” Disney’s attorney said.
TL;DR
- Disney sent a cease and desist letter to ByteDance regarding their AI video model, Seedance 2.0.
- The letter includes examples of the AI model creating videos with Disney characters like Spider-Man and Darth Vader.
- Disney alleges that ByteDance is hijacking its characters by reproducing, distributing, and creating derivative works.
- The claims were reported by Axios.
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