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Descript carries highly permissive license terms; DreamStudio (Stability AI) carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: DESCRIPT NOT RECOMMENDED · DREAMSTUDIO (STABILITY AI) NOT RECOMMENDED
| RISK SURFACE | DESCRIPT | DREAMSTUDIO (STABILITY AI) |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
“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.
“ You may submit text, images, or other inputs or prompts (“Inputs”) to our Services to generate corresponding outputs (“Outputs”) that are based on your Inputs. ”
“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.
“ Our Services are owned, operated, and provided by us and our affiliates, licensors, distributors, and service providers (collectively “Providers”). We and our Providers retain all of our respective rights, title, and interest, including intellectual property rights, in and to ou…”
“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.
“ a. For Trainers of LoRAs ”
“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.
“ To develop products or services that compete with our Services, including to develop or train any artificial intelligence, machine learning algorithms, or models, or resell our Services, except as expressly approved by Stability. ”
“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.
“Our Services may use or be used in connection with third-party software, services, or integrations. By using our Services, you acknowledge that your Input, including any personal data you include within that Input, may be shared with such third-party service to enable functionali…”
Personal data included in inputs may be shared with unspecified third-party services. The disclosure is broad and does not enumerate which third parties or limit the scope of sharing.
“ 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.”
“ Non-Refundable . Service credits are not currency and are not redeemable for money or any sum of monetary value. Service credits are non-refundable and may be used only in connection with the applicable Service. ”