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Variety Australia
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Disney sends ByteDance a cease-and-desist letter, according to reporting
Variety reports that Disney sent a letter on February 13 alleging unauthorised use of its characters by Seedance.
Paramount sends ByteDance a cease-and-desist letter, according to reporting
Variety reports that Paramount sent a letter on February 14 demanding removal and prevention of outputs involving its intellectual property.
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