You are prohibited from using Runway's AI-generated outputs or any part of the service to build, train, or improve AI tools or products that compete with Runway.
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This clause operationally restricts the permissible uses of generated outputs to prevent their deployment in development of alternative or competing services. The restriction applies to both direct competitive product development and indirect applications that advance competitive capabilities.
Interpretive note: The terms 'similar or competitive products' and 'indirectly uses' are not defined, creating ambiguity about the scope of this restriction for developers, researchers, and businesses using outputs in multi-tool workflows.
Users who generate content through Runway for use in developing other AI or media generation tools may be in breach of the terms of use, even if those outputs are used for independent projects unrelated to direct commercial competition with Runway.
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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
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The enforceability of prohibitions on using AI-generated outputs for competitive product development may interact with antitrust law and competition law in the EU, particularly where such restrictions could be characterized as anti-competitive restraints on trade. The FTC evaluates whether terms of service provisions constitute unfair methods of competition under Section 5 of the FTC Act. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The breadth of this restriction, which covers indirect use of Outputs to improve similar or competitive products, creates ambiguity for developers and researchers who may use generative AI outputs as part of broader workflows. The phrase 'directly or indirectly' and 'similar or competitive products' are not defined in the excerpt provided, which creates interpretive uncertainty about scope. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU competition law under Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union may impose limits on the enforceability of contractual restrictions that prevent customers from using legitimately obtained outputs to develop competing products. US antitrust exposure may vary depending on Runway's market position. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Developers, researchers, and AI companies using Runway under API agreements should assess whether their workflows could be characterized as using Outputs to improve competitive products, and should seek legal review before using Runway outputs in model training pipelines for external AI tools. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should assess whether this restriction is adequately disclosed in the onboarding process and whether it applies to academic research, independent creative tools, or other non-commercial uses that involve AI model development adjacent to Runway's services.
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This clause operationally restricts the permissible uses of generated outputs to prevent their deployment in development of alternative or competing services. The restriction applies to both direct competitive product development and indirect applications that advance competitive capabilities.
Users who generate content through Runway for use in developing other AI or media generation tools may be in breach of the terms of use, even if those outputs are used for independent projects unrelated to direct commercial competition with Runway.
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