The policy prohibits using another person's image, video, or audio without their permission as an input or basis for content generation on Runway's platform.
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This provision engages right of publicity law, biometric privacy statutes, and personality rights frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, and is operationally relevant for enterprise users generating synthetic media that incorporates real individuals' likenesses or voices.
Under this clause, uploading or using another person's image, video, or audio without their consent to generate content via Runway's tools constitutes a policy violation subject to account suspension. The prohibition applies regardless of whether the resulting content is distributed externally.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This prohibition engages right of publicity statutes in states including California (Civil Code Section 3344), New York, and Tennessee's ELVIS Act, which specifically addresses AI-generated voice replication.
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This provision engages right of publicity law, biometric privacy statutes, and personality rights frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, and is operationally relevant for enterprise users generating synthetic media that incorporates real individuals' likenesses or voices.
Under this clause, uploading or using another person's image, video, or audio without their consent to generate content via Runway's tools constitutes a policy violation subject to account suspension. The prohibition applies regardless of whether the resulting content is distributed externally.
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