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Two platforms.
Same questions.
AIVA
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Users submit parameters and prompts to generate music. AIVA does not claim ownership of user prompts.
OUTPUT
Music generated by AIVA is owned by AIVA unless the user has a Pro or higher plan. Free and Standard plans: AIVA retains copyright in generated compositions.
TRAINING
Unknown — both cached policy files (aiva_tos.txt and aiva_privacy.txt) contain the AIVA homepage HTML (Angular SPA), not the actual Terms of Service or Privacy Policy. No policy content was reviewable.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use requires a Pro plan or higher. Free and Standard plans do not permit commercial use. AIVA explicitly monetizes copyright ownership on lower-tier plans.
7 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Descript
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Users own their inputs and generated outputs. "Both Input and Output are considered User Content under these Terms, and as between you and Descript, you own all right, title, and interest in and to any Input and Output, to the extent protectable under applicable law."
OUTPUT
Users own their generated outputs but Descript notes that "the copyright status of the generated Output may not be clear and that the use of such Generative Tools may affect your ability to obtain or enforce any intellectual property rights."
TRAINING
Descript uses content to train models by default unless the user opts out. "Descript may access and use your Input and Output in order to create and operate Descript...including by Descript to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies (unless you have opted out of such use)."
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use of user-generated outputs is permitted. Specific commercial licensing applies to Storyblocks stock material.
27 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
AIVA has moderate defaults; Descript carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: AIVA ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE · DESCRIPT NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | AIVA | DESCRIPT |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
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📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
P
SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
AIVA
MED
Users submit parameters and prompts to generate music. AIVA does not claim ownership of user prompts.
No citation available
Descript
MEDHIGH
Users own their inputs and generated outputs. "Both Input and Output are considered User Content under these Terms, and as between you and Descript, you own all right, title, and interest in and to any Input and Output, to the extent protectable under applicable law."
“ 9.1 Use of Project Information. When you create a Project, we may access and use such Project and your other User Content for the following purposes and for such other purposes as are provided in these Terms (the “Permitted Purposes), subject to the confidentiality obligations s…”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
AIVA
LOWMED
Music generated by AIVA is owned by AIVA unless the user has a Pro or higher plan. Free and Standard plans: AIVA retains copyright in generated compositions.
“ Throughout this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set out below: MIDI Composition: a score of music generated for Licensee by AIVA Audio Composition: an audio file (in WAV or MP3 format) generated for Licensee by AIVA the Compositions: refers…”
Descript
MEDHIGH
Users own their generated outputs but Descript notes that "the copyright status of the generated Output may not be clear and that the use of such Generative Tools may affect your ability to obtain or enforce any intellectual property rights."
“(b) You understand that due to the nature of the Generative Tools, Output you generate may not be unique, and it is possible that the Generative Tools may generate the same or similar Output for other users if the Inputs are similar. You also understand and acknowledge that the c…”
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
AIVA
MED
Unknown — both cached policy files (aiva_tos.txt and aiva_privacy.txt) contain the AIVA homepage HTML (Angular SPA), not the actual Terms of Service or Privacy Policy. No policy content was reviewable.
No citation available
Descript
MEDHIGH
Descript uses content to train models by default unless the user opts out. "Descript may access and use your Input and Output in order to create and operate Descript...including by Descript to train, improve, and develop its models and technologies (unless you have opted out of such use)."
“(b) as part of our research datasets to analyze, maintain, train, and improve our voice technology, and other technology, and for other research and development and data analysis purpose, provided that if we add your Training Audio to our research datasets, we first de-identify t…”
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
AIVA
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
Commercial use requires a Pro plan or higher. Free and Standard plans do not permit commercial use. AIVA explicitly monetizes copyright ownership on lower-tier plans.
“ Licensee is not permitted to use the MIDI or Audio compositions to set up a competing / similar service to what is provided by AIVA on the Site. Licensee is not permitted to use the music as part of a large scale upload or licensing to any third party. For example, large scale…”
Descript
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use of user-generated outputs is permitted. Specific commercial licensing applies to Storyblocks stock material.
“ 5.2. Restrictions and Limitations. Such license does not include the right to: (a) license, sublicense, sell, resell, rent, transfer, assign, distribute or otherwise commercially exploit or make the Descript Service, or any portion thereof, available to any third party, except a…”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
AIVA
MED
From homepage pricing: Free plan — 'Copyright owned by AIVA', no monetization, credit required; Standard plan — 'Copyright owned by AIVA', limited monetization (social platforms only), no credit required; Pro plan — 'Copyright owned by YOU', full monetization. AIVA is incorporated in Luxembourg (EU jurisdiction).
No citation available
Descript
MEDHIGH
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“(a) We may use your Project and your other User Content for the purpose of providing the Descript Service. We automatically process your Projects, but that does not involve human access to your Projects unless: (i) you ask or otherwise give permission for us to do so (e.g., for t…”
$
SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
AIVA
MED
From homepage pricing: Free plan — 'Copyright owned by AIVA', no monetization, credit required; Standard plan — 'Copyright owned by AIVA', limited monetization (social platforms only), no credit required; Pro plan — 'Copyright owned by YOU', full monetization. AIVA is incorporated in Luxembourg (EU jurisdiction).
No citation available
Descript
HIGH
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No citation available