Disney bites to protect its characters

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The US entertainment giants Disney gets tough with ByteDance over alleged copyright infringement.

Disney accuses the Chinese tech firm ByteDance of stealing its intellectual property by training its new AI tool, Seedance, on Disney characters and images of real-life actors. ByteDance says it will address Disney’s concerns.

Cuba cancels a prestigious cigar festival in a worsening fuel crisis caused by the US blocking oil from reaching the island. We examine the chequered history in relations between Cuba and the US.

And Dave Stewart, one half of British eighties pop duo, The Eurythmics, talks to the BBC about his new business venture

Presenter: Gideon Long
Senior Producer: Craig Henderson
16 Feb 11AM English United Kingdom Business

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