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The provision clarifies Google's ownership position regarding generated content while establishing a boundary on Google's responsibility for third-party intellectual property infringement. This allocation affects how users may rely on or commercialize the outputs.
Interpretive note: The legal framework for copyright ownership of AI-generated content is unsettled in most jurisdictions, making the practical implications of this provision dependent on evolving case law and regulatory guidance.
Users receive outputs without Google claiming IP rights to those outputs, but users assume responsibility for evaluating whether outputs infringe third-party intellectual property. Users cannot rely on Google's warranty that outputs are free from such claims.
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"AI-generated outputs may not always be unique, and other users may receive similar or identical outputs. Google does not claim intellectual property rights over outputs generated by the services on your behalf. However, we cannot guarantee that outputs will be free from third-party intellectual property claims.— Excerpt from Google Gemini's Google Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy
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The provision clarifies Google's ownership position regarding generated content while establishing a boundary on Google's responsibility for third-party intellectual property infringement. This allocation affects how users may rely on or commercialize the outputs.
Users receive outputs without Google claiming IP rights to those outputs, but users assume responsibility for evaluating whether outputs infringe third-party intellectual property. Users cannot rely on Google's warranty that outputs are free from such claims.
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