After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0
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Key Points:
- The Motion Picture Association (MPA) condemned the release of Seedance 2.0, an AI video generator by ByteDance, for causing widespread unauthorized use of U.S. copyrighted works within a day of its launch.
- ByteDance, owner of TikTok, praised Seedance 2.0 for its significant improvement in video generation quality, with viral AI-generated clips featuring celebrities like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
- The MPA criticized ByteDance for lacking safeguards against copyright infringement, urging the company to cease infringing activities, similar to previous concerns raised about OpenAI's Sora 2.
- Unlike OpenAI, which responded to infringement concerns by implementing protections and licensing deals with studios like Disney, it remains unclear if
