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MPA and ByteDance Sign MOU for AI Copyright Guardrails

8/17/2026

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The MPA and ByteDance signed an MOU to add guardrails to AI tools.
The MOU covers Seedance, Seedream, TikTok, CapCut and Dreamina.
CEO Charles Rivkin said the deal shows copyright is a cornerstone of film and TV.
It follows a February cease-and-desist letter accusing Seedance 2.0 and Seedream 5.0 Lite of generating videos of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and copyrighted characters.

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The MPA and ByteDance signed an MOU to add guardrails to AI tools.
The MOU covers Seedance, Seedream, TikTok, CapCut and Dreamina.
CEO Charles Rivkin said the deal shows copyright is a cornerstone of film and TV.
It follows a February cease-and-desist letter accusing Seedance 2.0 and Seedream 5.0 Lite of generating videos of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and copyrighted characters.