streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is a threat TikTok parent company part time dance The lawsuit arose after several videos were published on social media that were created using the Seedance 2.0 artificial intelligence tool and included copyrighted characters.
Netflix has expanded its library of intellectual property with original series such as “Stranger Things,” “The Squid Game” and “Bridgerton.” The company is currently working to protect these series from being used to create AI videos.
According to Variety, the streaming giant sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, telling the Chinese company to remove Netflix’s IP and limit user access.
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Netflix is giving ByteDance three days to respond and tighten guardrails around its artificial intelligence tool, Seedance 2.0. If they don’t, they face “instant litigation.”
“Sedance acts as a high-velocity piracy engine, producing a vast amount of unauthorized derivative works that utilize Netflix’s iconic characters, worlds, and scripted stories,” Netflix’s litigation director said. mindy lemoine Said.
Netflix uses the Seedance 2.0 example, allowing users to apply the masquerade ball setting from Bridgerton or the final episode of Stranger Things to their videos.
In this letter: Elon Musk In the settings of “Squid Game”.
Netflix highlights “Stranger Things,” “KPop Demon Hunters,” “Squid Game,” and “Bridgerton” among the infringed titles.
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Netflix isn’t the only company targeting ByteDance and Seedance 2.0. disney (NYSE:DIS), paramount skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and warner bros discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) have both accused ByteDance of infringing various copyrighted works.
ByteDance announced on Monday that it would add guardrails around videos, but Warner Bros. and Netflix sent letters to the company on Tuesday, potentially indicating parent company TikTok’s move isn’t enough.
“These characters are the lifeblood of our company,” said Warner Bros. Studios executive vice president of legal affairs. wayne smith This is what he said about ByteDance.
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AI video and photo editing tools make it easier than ever to create fictional matchups and combine characters from different series (i.e. Darth Vader fighting Thanos, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fighting Power Rangers, etc.).
