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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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"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 Synthesia 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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