You are not permitted to use Runway's services or the content they generate to build, train, or improve AI tools or other products that compete with Runway.
This analysis describes what Runway's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This restriction applies to AI-generated Outputs and prohibits their use in developing competitive products, which may limit how developers, researchers, and businesses can use content generated through Runway's platform.
Interpretive note: The scope of 'similar or competitive products or services' is not defined in the document and may require case-by-case interpretation depending on the nature of the user's product.
The agreement prohibits users from using Runway's services or AI-generated Outputs to create or improve competing or similar products, which affects developers and businesses that might otherwise incorporate Runway-generated content into their own AI development workflows.
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"you shall not (and shall not permit any third party to) either (a) take any action or (b) Make Available any Content on or through the Services that: ... (viii) directly or indirectly uses the Services (including, but not limited to, Outputs) to create, train, develop, or improve similar or competitive products or services.— Excerpt from Runway's Runway Terms of Service
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Non-compete and use restriction clauses in software and AI platform agreements engage general contract law enforceability standards. Antitrust and competition law frameworks, including Section 1 of the Sherman Act in the U.S. and Article 101 TFEU in the EU, may be relevant where such restrictions are assessed as having market foreclosure effects, though individual contractual use restrictions are generally distinct from antitrust violations absent broader market context. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. For AI developers, research organizations, and companies with competitive AI product development activities, this restriction creates a due diligence obligation to assess whether Runway outputs are being used in ways that would trigger this prohibition. The clause applies to indirect use as well as direct use, which broadens the scope of the restriction. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Enforceability of use restrictions in software agreements may vary by jurisdiction. EU competition law scrutiny of platform restrictions is more active than in some other jurisdictions. Researchers and academic institutions should assess whether this restriction interacts with applicable fair use or research exemption frameworks. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise procurement teams and AI development organizations should assess whether existing or planned uses of Runway APIs or outputs in model training pipelines would be precluded by this clause. API partners building applications that incorporate Runway-generated content should conduct a use-case review against this restriction. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations that use Runway for content generation and also maintain independent AI development programs should implement internal controls to ensure Runway outputs are not incorporated into training pipelines for competing or similar products, in order to maintain compliance with this contractual restriction.
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This restriction applies to AI-generated Outputs and prohibits their use in developing competitive products, which may limit how developers, researchers, and businesses can use content generated through Runway's platform.
The agreement prohibits users from using Runway's services or AI-generated Outputs to create or improve competing or similar products, which affects developers and businesses that might otherwise incorporate Runway-generated content into their own AI development workflows.
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