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Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance’s AI video generator, claim copyright infringement<\/a><\/p>\n

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A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations<\/span><\/p>\n

A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations that say Seedance 2.0 \u201cblatantly\u201d violates copyright and uses the likeness of actors and others without permission. <\/p>\n

Seedance 2.0, which is only available in China for now, lets users generate high-quality AI videos using simple text prompts. The tool quickly gained condemnation from the movie and TV industry. <\/p>\n

The Motion Picture Association said Seedance 2.0 \u201chas engaged in unauthorized use of U.S. copyrighted works on a massive scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBy launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs. ByteDance should immediately cease its infringing activity,\u201d Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the MPA, said in a statement Tuesday. <\/p>\n

Screenwriter Rhett Rheese, who wrote the \u201cDeadpool\u201d movies, said on X last week that \u201cI hate to say it. It\u2019s likely over for us.\u201d His post was in response to Irish director Ruair\u00ed Robinson’s post of a Seedance 2.0 video that shows AI versions Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. <\/p>\n

Actors union SAG-AFTRA said Friday it \u201cstands with the studios in condemning the blatant infringement\u201d enabled by Seedance 2.0. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe infringement includes the unauthorized use of our members\u2019 voices and likenesses. This is unacceptable and undercuts the ability of human talent to earn a livelihood,\u201d SAG-AFTRA said in a statement. \u201cSeedance 2.0 disregards law, ethics, industry standards and basic principles of consent. Responsible AI development demands responsibility, and that is nonexistent here.” <\/p>\n

ByteDance said in a statement Sunday that it respects…<\/p>\n

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