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This provision defines the scope of authorized service usage and establishes the operational boundaries within which AWS Services may be deployed. Violation of these prohibitions creates grounds for service suspension or termination under the AWS acceptable use framework.
Interpretive note: The 'facilitate or allow others' standard creates interpretive uncertainty regarding how much knowledge or control a platform operator must have before this provision applies to their account.
Users are required to refrain from the enumerated prohibited uses when operating AWS Services. The provision establishes affirmative obligations regarding account security, intellectual property respect, and prevention of fraudulent or malicious activity.
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You agree not to engage in any of the following prohibited activities: (i) copying, distributing, or disclosing any part of the Service in any medium; (ii) using any automated system, including without limitation 'robots,' 'spiders,' 'offline readers,' etc., to access the Service; (iii) transmitting...
You agree not to post, upload, publish, submit, or transmit any Content or use the Services to create any Output that: (a) infringes, misappropriates, or violates a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights, or other intellectual property rights, or rights of publicity o...
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"You may not use, or facilitate or allow others to use, the Services: to violate, or encourage the violation of, the legal rights of others (for example, to infringe patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secrets, or rights of privacy or publicity); for any unlawful, invasive, infringing, defamatory, or fraudulent purpose (for example, this may include phishing, creating a pyramid scheme, or mirroring a website without permission); to intentionally distribute viruses, worms, Trojan horses, corrupted files, hoaxes, or other items of a destructive or deceptive nature; to alter, falsify, or remove electronic data or metadata; to generate or facilitate unsolicited bulk electronic communications; to use or attempt to use another's account without authorization; or to obtain or attempt to obtain any services by fraudulent means.— Excerpt from Amazon's AWS Acceptable Use Policy
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This provision defines the scope of authorized service usage and establishes the operational boundaries within which AWS Services may be deployed. Violation of these prohibitions creates grounds for service suspension or termination under the AWS acceptable use framework.
Users are required to refrain from the enumerated prohibited uses when operating AWS Services. The provision establishes affirmative obligations regarding account security, intellectual property respect, and prevention of fraudulent or malicious activity.
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