Feb. 16 (UPI) -- ByteDance, the developer of TikTok, said it will rein in the latest version of its AI video tool, Seedance, after Disney threatened legal action, accusing it of making the studio's copyrighted characters available to users, including from the Marvel and Star Wars franchises.
The Chinese company told the BBC on Monday that it respected the rights of the owners of intellectual property and was "taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness by users."
It did not detail the measures it planned to implement.
ByteDance's response came three days after lawyers for Disney sent a cease and desist notice alleging ByteDance had provided a "pirated library" of Disney characters for Seedance to use to generate video in what they termed a "virtual smash and grab" of the studio's intellectual property.
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