ByteDance Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over Seedance

Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday sent a cease-and-desist to ByteDance, accusing its newly released AI video generator Seedance of massive copyright infringement for using studio-owned characters and training on protected content. Warner Bros. demanded ByteDance stop using studio content, identify training materials, block sharing of videos with copyrighted characters, and warned of license revocations, as Disney, Paramount, CAA, SAG-AFTRA and the Motion Picture Association also condemned the rollout.