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The clause protects real-life actors whose likenesses are used as Stock Avatars from being falsely associated with opinions or endorsements they did not actually make.
Readers may not use a Stock Avatar in any manner that is meant to, or is reasonably likely to, cause viewers to believe the real-life actor personally holds, endorses, or actually has the reader's stated opinions.
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We allow Content that names individuals in the highest positions in a company who have broad influence over the work environment, as long as the Content describes the individual's behavior or performance at work.
"Using a Stock Avatar in a manner that is meant to, or is reasonably likely to, make viewers think the real-life actor personally holds, endorses, or actually has your stated opinions...Excerpt from Synthesia's Acceptable Use Policy
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The clause protects real-life actors whose likenesses are used as Stock Avatars from being falsely associated with opinions or endorsements they did not actually make.
Readers may not use a Stock Avatar in any manner that is meant to, or is reasonably likely to, cause viewers to believe the real-life actor personally holds, endorses, or actually has the reader's stated opinions.
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