Overview
- Irish director Ruairi Robinson used Seedance 2.0 to generate a lifelike 15‑second fight scene of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, which spread rapidly online.
- Major studios including Disney, Netflix, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery sent cease‑and‑desist letters accusing ByteDance of large‑scale copyright infringement.
- Motion Picture Association chair Charles Rivkin said Seedance 2.0 engaged in unauthorized use of U.S. copyrighted works on a massive scale.
- SAG‑AFTRA condemned the tool’s unapproved replication of members’ voices and likenesses, warning it undermines performers’ livelihoods.
- ByteDance said it is strengthening safeguards as experts highlight the model’s leap in realism and note access is officially limited in China despite global circulation of outputs.