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China Tech News Roundup: Disney Copyright Dispute, Seedance 2.0, and the Evolving AI Landscape
Here’s a summary of recent developments in the Chinese technology sector, focusing on AI, media, and industry competition as of february 16, 2026:
1. ByteDance and Disney Copyright Dispute Over AI Training Data
ByteDance, the parent company of tiktok and Douyin, is facing accusations from Disney of copyright infringement related to the training of its artificial intelligence models. Specifically, Disney alleges that ByteDance used characters and content from Disney-owned franchises like Star Wars and Marvel without permission to train its AI systems. https://8world.com/news/china/disney-accuses-bytedance-of-copyright-infringement-over-ai-training-data This case highlights the growing legal challenges surrounding the use of copyrighted material in AI development, a global issue as companies race to build increasingly complex AI models. The core of the dispute centers on whether “fair use” principles apply to the large-scale scraping of data for AI training.
2. Volcano Engine’s Seedance 2.0 Powers China’s Spring Festival Gala
Volcano Engine, the cloud and AI subsidiary of ByteDance, announced that its Seedance 2.0 large language model (LLM) was a key component of the visual production for China’s Spring Festival Gala (Chunwan), a nationally televised event. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxNUWRGTDBSVXA4TWsxdXkyY2twSjRLZ0s2NGhuZl91OS1lUHI1NE5PVXlZNGctN0Z1d0d1RXpNalQtSDFIb2dXeWNFS1NBVVpZdGFDZ1hLMDRSQjNzX0hlVFdQSE15OUNfbHhMd0JBQnRPUnZYbWRVN2tkMVZZam0tQy1fQjc?oc=5 Seedance 2.0 is a multimodal AI model capable of generating images, videos, and text. Its use in the