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Two platforms.
Same questions.
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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Opus Clip
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Users retain ownership of all video content uploaded to Opus Clip. Opus is granted a limited processing license to clip and repurpose videos.
OUTPUT
Users own all AI-clipped video outputs. Opus Clip does not claim IP over clips generated from user content.
TRAINING
User content used to improve products and services; EU/EEA opt-out available for AI R&D use. Prohibits users from using outputs to develop competing AI models. Perpetual, irrevocable license for Public User Submissions.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use is permitted. Opus Clip is purpose-built for commercial social media content repurposing.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Descript carries highly permissive license terms; Opus Clip carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: DESCRIPT NOT RECOMMENDED · OPUS CLIP NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | DESCRIPT | OPUS CLIP |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
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📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Descript
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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."
“We claim no ownership rights in your User Content. You hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, fully paid, worldwide license to create derivative works from, access, reproduce, distribute, process, publish, display, perform, adapt,…”
Despite claiming no ownership, Descript takes an extremely broad, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable license over all user content including name and likeness, across all current and future media channels, with no compensation.
Opus Clip
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Users retain ownership of all video content uploaded to Opus Clip. Opus is granted a limited processing license to clip and repurpose videos.
“You agree that the licenses you grant are royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, irrevocable, and worldwide, provided that when you delete your OpusClip Account, we will stop displaying your User Submissions (other than Public User Submissions, which may remain fully available)…”
The license granted to OpusClip is royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable, and irrevocable. Public User Submissions may remain fully available even after account deletion, and complete deletion from records is not guaranteed.
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Descript
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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."
“We claim no ownership rights in your User Content. You hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, fully paid, worldwide license to create derivative works from, access, reproduce, distribute, process, publish, display, perform, adapt,…”
Descript disclaims ownership of user content but takes back a sweeping perpetual, irrevocable license to outputs/edited content. The scope of 'improve the Descript Service' is broad and could encompass model training.
Opus Clip
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Users own all AI-clipped video outputs. Opus Clip does not claim IP over clips generated from user content.
“If you share a User Submission publicly on the Services and/or in a manner that more than just you or certain specified users can view, or if you provide us (in a direct email or otherwise) with any feedback, suggestions, improvements, enhancements, and/or feature requests relati…”
Outputs shared publicly are licensed to OpusClip for marketing and promotional purposes, and for use 'in connection with OpusClip's business' broadly. Users may not realize their generated clips can be used in OpusClip advertising.
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
Descript
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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)."
“You hereby grant to us a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, fully paid, worldwide license to create derivative works from, access, reproduce, distribute, process, publish, display, perform, adapt, modify, analyze, and otherwise use the User Content…”
The license to 'analyze' and 'improve the Descript Service' could encompass AI model training on user content. There is no explicit opt-out mechanism referenced in the visible text.
Opus Clip
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
User content used to improve products and services; EU/EEA opt-out available for AI R&D use. Prohibits users from using outputs to develop competing AI models. Perpetual, irrevocable license for Public User Submissions.
“If you are based in the European Union or European Economic Area, you are free to opt out of any use of your personal data for our AI research and model-development activities. Under Article 21 GDPR, you may object at any time to such processing. Send an e-mail to contact@opus.pr…”
📄 https://www.opus.pro/privacy-policy#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20based,out%20of%20this%20processing. ↗
Personal data IS used for AI research and model development by default; EU/EEA users must affirmatively opt out. Non-EU users have no opt-out mentioned here.
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Descript
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use of user-generated outputs is permitted. Specific commercial licensing applies to Storyblocks stock material.
“Additional content libraries (the “Additional Libraries”) are not subject to this license, may not be available for commercial use without a license, and may require that you obtain model clearance.”
Additional Libraries outside Storyblocks may require separate commercial licenses and model clearances, creating potential legal exposure for users who assume all platform content is commercially usable.
Opus Clip
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Commercial use is permitted. Opus Clip is purpose-built for commercial social media content repurposing.
“ You will only use the Application in connection with an Apple device that you own or control;”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Descript
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“Personalize and improve the Descript Service and for research and development purposes including training our artificial intelligence models;”
User data (including uploaded content) may be used to train AI models. An opt-out exists for Projects specifically, but this broad statement covers other collected information without a clear opt-out.
Opus Clip
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“Account termination may result in destruction of any Content associated with your account, so keep that in mind before you decide to terminate your account. We will try to provide advance notice to you prior to our terminating your account so that you are able to retrieve any imp…”
User content may be permanently destroyed upon termination without advance notice if the platform determines notice is impractical or contrary to its interests.
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Descript
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ Scope of License. The license granted to you is limited to a non-transferable license to use the Mac App on any iPhone, iPod touch or iPad that you own or control as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the Apple App Store Terms of Service.”