March 14 (Reuters) - TikTok's Chinese parent, ByteDance,

has put on hold the global launch of its latest video-generation

model, Seedance 2.0, after a series of copyright disputes with

major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms, The Information

reported on Saturday, citing two people with direct knowledge of

the situation.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. ByteDance

did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

ByteDance said last month it would take steps to prevent the

unauthorized use of intellectual property on its AI video

generator Seedance 2.0, following threats of legal action from

U.S. studios, including Disney ( DIS ).

Disney ( DIS ) sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Chinese firm

last month, accusing it of using Disney ( DIS ) characters to train and

power Seedance 2.0 without permission, after videos generated by

the model went viral in China, including one of Tom Cruise and

Brad Pitt in a fight.

Disney ( DIS ) said ByteDance had pre-packaged Seedance with a

pirated library of copyrighted characters from franchises

including Star Wars and Marvel, portraying them as public-domain

clip art.

ByteDance, which officially unveiled the model in February, has

said the system is aimed at professional film, e-commerce and

advertising use, highlighting its ability to process text,

images, audio and video at once to reduce content production

costs.

Seedance 2.0 has drawn attention after earning comparisons

with DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company that has built models

rivaling those of Anthropic and OpenAI. Tech executives,

including Elon Musk, have praised its ability to generate

cinematic storylines from a handful of prompts.

ByteDance had been aiming to make the new video model

available to customers worldwide in mid-March, but the company

has since suspended those plans, The Information report said.

ByteDance's legal team is working to identify and resolve

potential legal issues and engineers are adding safeguards to

prevent the model from generating content that could lead to

further intellectual property violations, the report added.