A new AI video generator called Seedance 2.0 is making Hollywood worried. It was developed by ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok. Many people share its videos online because they look very real. Some clips show Marvel scenes that never happened or a fake fight between famous actors like Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Viewers say the results are “believable,” and reactions go from surprised to scared. One writer from the Deadpool movies even said this could be very bad for filmmakers.
But Seedance 2.0 is also causing legal problems. When people use it, many videos include copyrighted characters and famous actors. The video generator has reportedly received a cease and desist letter from Disney. It also faced criticism from the Motion Picture Association and the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA. They want ByteDance to stop the platform from repeating protected characters and actors. ByteDance says it takes copyright infringement seriously and will try to control the content better.
Vocabulary:
• generator (noun): a tool or system that creates something
• stir (noun): strong attention or strong reactions
• wildfire (noun): very fast spreading (often used about news online)
• believable (adj): easy to believe; seems real
• stunned (adj): very surprised
• horrified (adj): very shocked and scared
• filmmaker (noun): a person who makes movies
• flood (noun): a very large amount arriving quickly
• copyright (noun): legal protection for creative work
• copyrighted (adj): protected by copyright law
• cease and desist (noun): a legal order to stop doing something
• backlash (noun): strong public criticism
• association (noun): an official group or organization
• union (noun): an organization that represents workers
• represent (verb): to speak or act for someone
• regurgitate (verb): to repeat or produce again without real originality
• infringement (noun): breaking a rule or law (here: copyright rules)
• rein in (phrasal verb): to control; to limit something