The AUP prohibits users from accessing Synthesia's Services for the purpose of building a competing product or service.
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This provision establishes a contractual restriction on competitive use of platform access, a common clause in SaaS agreements that may interact with competition law principles in certain jurisdictions.
Under this clause, users who access Synthesia's platform with the intent of building a competing AI video or avatar product are in violation of the AUP, regardless of whether they otherwise comply with the platform's technical use restrictions.
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REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Contractual prohibitions on competitive product development are common in SaaS and platform agreements and are generally assessed under general contract law principles.
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This provision establishes a contractual restriction on competitive use of platform access, a common clause in SaaS agreements that may interact with competition law principles in certain jurisdictions.
Under this clause, users who access Synthesia's platform with the intent of building a competing AI video or avatar product are in violation of the AUP, regardless of whether they otherwise comply with the platform's technical use restrictions.
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