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Stability AI retains the power to determine who qualifies as a repeat infringer and when circumstances are appropriate for termination, giving it broad discretionary enforcement authority.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'in appropriate circumstances' and 'if we deem' both vest judgment in Stability AI but the excerpt does not define the standards for either determination.
A reader whom Stability AI deems a repeat copyright infringer may lose access to the Site under this policy.
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"We will terminate or disable your use of the Site in appropriate circumstances if we deem you to be a repeat copyright infringer.Excerpt from Stability AI's Terms of Use
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Stability AI retains the power to determine who qualifies as a repeat infringer and when circumstances are appropriate for termination, giving it broad discretionary enforcement authority.
A reader whom Stability AI deems a repeat copyright infringer may lose access to the Site under this policy.
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