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The agreement permits customers to create Custom Text-to-Speech Applications (which generate synthetic voice output resembling an input voice) solely for internal use, and prohibits offering such applications as a service or distributing them in a customer product. Customers must independently hold rights to any content used with the Custom TTS Application to generate new content.
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This provision creates a material operational limitation for customers building AI-powered voice synthesis products, as the agreement withholds the distribution and service-offering rights granted under Section 1.1.2 specifically for Custom TTS Applications. The independent content rights requirement places a due diligence obligation on customers regarding underlying voice training data or reference inputs.
The agreement limits Custom TTS Applications to internal use only, meaning customers may not commercialize, distribute, or offer voice synthesis products built on NVIDIA AI Software as an external service, and must separately verify they hold rights to any content used to generate synthetic voice output.
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"Customer may create a Custom TTS Application for their own use but cannot offer it as a service to third parties or distribute it as part of a Customer Product as described in Section 1.1.2. Customer must have sufficient rights and licenses for content used with a Custom TTS Application to generate new content.Excerpt from NVIDIA NIM's NVIDIA AI Foundation Models AUP
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The content rights requirement for Custom TTS Applications engages copyright law, including the EU Copyright Directive and U.S. Copyright Act, where training or reference data for voice synthesis may involve protected content. Deepfake and synthetic media laws enacted at the state level in the U.S., including in California and Texas, may also intersect with the distribution of Custom TTS Applications. The FTC's guidance on deceptive AI-generated content is relevant where synthetic voice output could mislead consumers. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium to High. Customers operating in the voice AI space, including contact center AI, virtual assistants, or media production, must audit whether any current product or service offering incorporates NVIDIA Software in a Custom TTS workflow. If so, the distribution restriction requires either restructuring the product or obtaining a different license arrangement from NVIDIA. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California's laws on voice deepfakes and synthetic media consent create heightened exposure for customers distributing Custom TTS outputs even outside of direct application distribution. EU customers should evaluate whether the content rights requirement aligns with their GDPR-compliant data sourcing practices for voice training data. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Customers who have contracted with third parties for voice synthesis services built on NVIDIA AI Software should review those contracts to determine whether they constitute a prohibited service offering under this clause. The content rights obligation may also require upstream licensing agreements for voice actors or reference audio used in TTS model development. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should audit all current and pipeline voice AI products to confirm Custom TTS Application use is limited to internal workflows. Content licensing review should be conducted for any audio, voice, or speech data used in conjunction with NVIDIA AI Software for TTS purposes. Contract amendments may be needed for any existing downstream service agreements.
This provision creates a material operational limitation for customers building AI-powered voice synthesis products, as the agreement withholds the distribution and service-offering rights granted under Section 1.1.2 specifically for Custom TTS Applications. The independent content rights requirement places a due diligence obligation on customers regarding underlying voice training data or reference inputs.
The agreement limits Custom TTS Applications to internal use only, meaning customers may not commercialize, distribute, or offer voice synthesis products built on NVIDIA AI Software as an external service, and must separately verify they hold rights to any content used to generate synthetic voice output.
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