When you buy or use credits to get an audiobook on Audible, you don't own it — you receive a limited license that can be revoked if you violate the terms or if Audible chooses to terminate it.
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This provision establishes the legal basis for content access as a limited license rather than a purchase or ownership arrangement. The termination condition creates operational continuity obligations, as non-compliance with any service term can result in license revocation regardless of prior payments.
This provision means that audiobooks 'purchased' on Audible are not owned by the user — they are accessible only under a revocable license, so Audible or its licensors can remove titles from your library without providing a refund.
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"Audible grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal license to access and use the Audible Content. Audible Content may only be used for your personal, non-commercial purposes. Audible and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in these Conditions of Use. The licenses granted by Audible terminate if you do not comply with these Conditions of Use or any other Service Terms.— Excerpt from Audible's Audible Conditions of Use
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision is scrutinized under FTC Act Section 5 (15 U.S.C. §45) concerning unfair or deceptive acts — the gap between consumer understanding of 'buying' content and the legal reality of a revocable license has been identified by the FTC as a potential deceptive practice. California's Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Cal. Civ. Code §1770) prohibits misrepresentation of the nature of goods sold. EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) and Digital Content Directive (2019/770) impose specific disclosure obligations for digital content contracts in Europe.
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This provision establishes the legal basis for content access as a limited license rather than a purchase or ownership arrangement. The termination condition creates operational continuity obligations, as non-compliance with any service term can result in license revocation regardless of prior payments.
This provision means that audiobooks 'purchased' on Audible are not owned by the user — they are accessible only under a revocable license, so Audible or its licensors can remove titles from your library without providing a refund.
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