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The clause establishes the legal basis for Chrome's video codec functionality by specifying which patent licensing terms apply to the AVC video standard. It clarifies that Google's rights are bounded by the personal-use license tier, which carries restrictions on commercial and non-licensed derivative uses.
Users operating Chrome under these terms are using a product licensed under the personal-use AVC patent portfolio restriction. This means the video encoding and decoding functionality is authorized only for personal activities and non-remunerated uses; commercial deployment or use of video obtained outside licensed channels would fall outside the scope of this grant.
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"THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL USE OF A CONSUMER OR OTHER USES IN WHICH IT DOES NOT RECEIVE REMUNERATION TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD ("AVC VIDEO") AND/OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. SEE HTTPS://WWW.VIA-LA.COM.— Excerpt from Google's Google Chrome Terms of Service
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The clause establishes the legal basis for Chrome's video codec functionality by specifying which patent licensing terms apply to the AVC video standard. It clarifies that Google's rights are bounded by the personal-use license tier, which carries restrictions on commercial and non-licensed derivative uses.
Users operating Chrome under these terms are using a product licensed under the personal-use AVC patent portfolio restriction. This means the video encoding and decoding functionality is authorized only for personal activities and non-remunerated uses; commercial deployment or use of video obtained outside licensed channels would fall outside the scope of this grant.
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