Which regulatory agencies enforce this type of clause?

{'agency': 'FTC', 'reason': 'The FTC has jurisdiction where intellectual property enforcement practices intersect with unfair trade practices affecting competition or consumer access to information.', 'complaint_url': 'https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/'}

What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this Intellectual Property — Amazon's Proprietary Rights clause as medium severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Intellectual Property — Amazon's Proprietary Rights — Amazon

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What it is

Everything on Amazon's website and apps — including how information is arranged — belongs to Amazon and is protected by copyright law. You cannot copy or reuse it without permission.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Consumers and developers who copy, reproduce, or systematically collect Amazon's content — including product data, images, or listings — without authorization may face copyright infringement liability under US and international law.

How other platforms handle this

PayPal Medium

Step 4: Comply with PayPal's shipping requests in a timely manner, if you're filing a Significantly Not as Described claim. PayPal may require you, at your expense, to ship the item back to the seller, to PayPal or to a third party (which will be specified by PayPal) and to provide proof of delivery...

PayPal Medium

However, PayPal's Purchase Protection program does not apply to payments made in person using PayPal World via QR code. For non-QR code payments, your purchase is not eligible for Item Not Received claims if you use PayPal or PayPal World to pay in person, or if you order online, but collect the ite...

Netflix Medium

The Netflix service is provided 'as is' and without warranty or condition. In particular, our service may not be uninterrupted or error-free. You waive all special, indirect and consequential damages against us.

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Why it matters (compliance & risk perspective)

Unauthorized use of Amazon's copyrighted content — including screen-scraping, automated data collection, or reproducing product listings — can expose users and developers to copyright infringement claims.

View original clause language

All content included in or made available through any Amazon Service, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software is the property of Amazon or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content included in or made available through any Amazon Service is the exclusive property of Amazon and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

Institutional analysis (Compliance & legal intelligence)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision is governed by the US Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. §101 et seq.) and the DMCA (17 U.S.C. §1201 et seq.), which prohibits circumvention of technological protection measures. International copyright protections apply under the Berne Convention (as implemented by the TRIPS Agreement, Art. 9). For EU users, the Digital Single Market Directive (EU 2019/790) and Database Directive (EU 96/9/EC) may create additional sui generis rights over Amazon's data compilations. Amazon's anti-scraping enforcement is additionally supported by the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. §1030).

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Applicable agencies

FTC

The FTC has jurisdiction where intellectual property enforcement practices intersect with unfair trade practices affecting competition or consumer access to information.
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Provision details

Document information

Document

Amazon Conditions of Use

Entity

Amazon

Document last updated

March 24, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

March 6, 2026

Last verified

April 9, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-002538

Document ID

CA-D-00026

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=508088

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SHA-256

5f953d9aef66aa19c321476d5198d167086373da89d39d2abcf9b0f7e2316411

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How to Cite

ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Amazon | Document: Amazon Conditions of Use | Record: CA-P-002538
Captured: 2026-03-06 20:45:16 UTC | SHA-256: 5f953d9aef66aa19…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon/amazon-conditions-of-use/intellectual-property-amazons-proprietary-rights/
Accessed: April 29, 2026

Classification

Severity

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Intellectual Property — Amazon's Proprietary Rights