Warner Bros.’ Cease-and-Desist Says TikTok Owner Made “Deliberate Design Choice” to Rip Off Its IP
Hollywood Reporter
by Winston ChoFebruary 18, 2026
The studio, which joins Paramount and Disney in sending cease-and-desists to ByteDance, accuses the company of deliberately rolling out Seedance 2.0 without safeguards.
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Originally published on Hollywood Reporter on 2/18/2026