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This provision establishes that Customer bears the full defense and indemnification burden for any third-party claims arising from Customer Data, including claims that Customer Data infringes third-party intellectual property rights or violates applicable law. Because Input and Output from AI Tools are classified as Customer Data, this obligation extends to AI-generated outputs that Customer uses.
Interpretive note: The legal status of AI-generated Output under copyright law is unsettled in the US and EU, meaning the practical scope of Customer's IP indemnification obligation for Output may depend on future regulatory or judicial developments.
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Compare across platforms →"Customer will defend, indemnify, and hold Modal, its affiliates, suppliers and licensors harmless and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and representatives from and against any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to any third party claim with respect to alleged infringement or misappropriation of third-party's intellectual property rights or violation of applicable law related to Customer Data.Excerpt from Modal's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes that Customer bears the full defense and indemnification burden for any third-party claims arising from Customer Data, including claims that Customer Data infringes third-party intellectual property rights or violates applicable law. Because Input and Output from AI Tools are classified as Customer Data, this obligation extends to AI-generated outputs that Customer uses.
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