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Disney Targets TikTok's Seedance 2.0 Over Piracy Claims

2/14/2026

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Disney issued a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, parent of TikTok, over Seedance 2.0, alleging a "pirated library" of Disney characters treated as public domain.
Axios reported the letter describes ByteDance's actions as "willful, pervasive, and totally unacceptable."
The Motion Picture Association and the Human Artistry Campaign condemned Seedance 2.0 as undermining creators' rights.
Disney has sent similar letters and is exploring AI opportunities, including a $1 billion deal with OpenAI.

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Disney issued a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, parent of TikTok, over Seedance 2.0, alleging a "pirated library" of Disney characters treated as public domain.
Axios reported the letter describes ByteDance's actions as "willful, pervasive, and totally unacceptable."
The Motion Picture Association and the Human Artistry Campaign condemned Seedance 2.0 as undermining creators' rights.
Disney has sent similar letters and is exploring AI opportunities, including a $1 billion deal with OpenAI.