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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.
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Google Gemini
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Users retain their content. Google's Terms state: "Your content remains yours, which means that you retain any intellectual property rights that you have in your content."
OUTPUT
Google's Terms of Service do not explicitly address ownership of AI-generated outputs. Users should determine their own IP rights in outputs.
TRAINING
Google analyzes content as it is sent, received, and stored. Users are explicitly prohibited from using Google AI outputs to train other AI models.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use of outputs is not explicitly addressed in the general ToS. Product-specific terms (e.g., Gemini Advanced, Workspace) may differ.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Google Gemini has moderate defaults; Descript carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: DESCRIPT NOT RECOMMENDED · GOOGLE GEMINI ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | DESCRIPT | GOOGLE GEMINI |
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| PPrompt Ownership | ||
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| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
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📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
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…”
Google Gemini
MEDMED
Users retain their content. Google's Terms state: "Your content remains yours, which means that you retain any intellectual property rights that you have in your content."
“ Rights over the creations of a person’s mind, such as inventions (patent rights); literary and artistic works (copyright); designs (design rights); and symbols, names, and images used in commerce (trademarks). IP rights may belong to you, another individual, or an organization.”
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SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
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…”
Google Gemini
MEDMED
Google's Terms of Service do not explicitly address ownership of AI-generated outputs. Users should determine their own IP rights in outputs.
“ blog posts you upload through Blogger reviews you submit through Maps videos you store in Drive emails you send and receive through Gmail pictures you share with friends through Photos travel itineraries that you share with Google”
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
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…”
Google Gemini
MED
Google analyzes content as it is sent, received, and stored. Users are explicitly prohibited from using Google AI outputs to train other AI models.
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C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
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…”
Google Gemini
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
Commercial use of outputs is not explicitly addressed in the general ToS. Product-specific terms (e.g., Gemini Advanced, Workspace) may differ.
“ Some of our services include content that belongs to Google — for example, many of the visual illustrations you see in Google Maps. You may use Google’s content as allowed by these terms and any service-specific additional terms , but we retain any intellectual property rights t…”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
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…”
Google Gemini
MED
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Descript
HIGH
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Google Gemini
MEDMED
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“ Many organizations , such as businesses, non-profits, and schools, take advantage of our services . To use our services on behalf of an organization: an authorized representative of that organization must agree to these terms your organization’s administrator may assign a Googl…”