“you hereby grant Pika a worldwide, nonexclusive, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display your User Content...”
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The license is broad in both geographic scope and permitted actions, and is transferable and sublicensable, meaning Pika can pass these rights to third parties.
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The updated terms raise the minimum age to use Pika from 13 to 18 years old, which will restrict access for users aged 13-17. The revised payment model introduces prepaid credits as an alternative to subscriptions; credits are nonrefundable and expire 365 days after purchase. The terms now explicitly authorize organizational accounts with designated administrators who manage user access and bear responsibility for user compliance, and establish that organizations remain liable for all acts and omissions of authorized users. For API users, the terms introduce new requirements for API key management, confidentiality, and security, and authorize Pika to establish rate limits, throttle usage, or revoke API keys for security or suspected abuse.
View change record →The reader grants Pika extensive rights over their User Content, including the right to modify it, create derivative works, and sublicense those rights to others, without paying royalties.
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The license is broad in both geographic scope and permitted actions, and is transferable and sublicensable, meaning Pika can pass these rights to third parties.
The reader grants Pika extensive rights over their User Content, including the right to modify it, create derivative works, and sublicense those rights to others, without paying royalties.
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