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ByteDance and MPA Sign Agreement to Protect Hollywood IP in AI Models
Key points
- ByteDance and MPA signed a memorandum of understanding.
- Agreement establishes a framework for protecting Hollywood IP in AI models.
- Applies to ByteDance AI models including TikTok, CapCut, and Dreamina.
- Follows a cease-and-desist letter from MPA in February.
Agreement Reached on AI IP Protection
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has signed a memorandum of understanding with The Motion Picture Association (MPA). This agreement outlines a shared framework designed to protect against copyright infringement of the MPA's members' intellectual property by ByteDance's artificial intelligence models.
Scope of the Agreement
The memorandum applies to all AI models developed by ByteDance, including those integrated into platforms such as TikTok, TikTok USDS Joint Venture, CapCut, and Dreamina. The MPA, which represents major studios like Disney, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery, stated that this agreement signifies cooperation between the two organizations.
Background and Previous Actions
This agreement follows a cease-and-desist letter sent by the MPA to ByteDance in February, accusing the company's AI models of unauthorized use of copyrighted material. In response, ByteDance pledged to enhance safeguards against intellectual property infringement and reportedly suspended the global rollout of its Seedance 2.0 model. The MPA's CEO and chair, Charles Rivkin, noted that ByteDance has since implemented "meaningful guardrails" with its AI models.
Industry Context
The MPA also highlighted ByteDance's recent releases of Seedream 5.0 Pro and Seedance 2.5 as reflecting continued advances in IP protections. This development occurs while Hollywood studios are engaged in a separate lawsuit against Midjourney, also alleging copyright infringement.
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ByteDance and The Motion Picture Association (MPA) signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a framework for protecting Hollywood intellectual property from infringement by ByteDance's AI models. This agreement follows a cease-and-desist letter from the MPA in February and ByteDance's subsequent commitment to strengthen IP safeguards, impacting AI models used across TikTok, CapCut, and Dreamina.