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The AUP prohibits using stock audio clips as musical themes or jingles, prohibits their use in international television advertising campaigns by entities with annual revenues exceeding one billion US dollars, and restricts remixing or alteration to basic editing functions such as setting start and stop points.
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These restrictions establish specific commercial and revenue-based thresholds for permissible stock audio use, with the billion-dollar revenue threshold creating a differentiated permission structure for large enterprise users in international advertising contexts.
Under these clauses, users are prohibited from deploying stock audio as branded musical themes or jingles and from using stock audio in international television advertising if the user entity's annual revenues exceed one billion dollars. Alteration of stock audio beyond basic start and stop point editing is also prohibited.
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"Using stock audio clips as musical themes or jingles in connection with any products or services. Using stock audio clips in international television advertising campaigns if by or on behalf of an entity with annual revenues of more than one billion dollars (US$1,000,000,000). Remixing or altering sock audio clips, except that for basic editing (e.g., setting start/stop points, and determining fade-in/fade-out points).Excerpt from Synthesia's Acceptable Use Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: These restrictions engage copyright and music licensing law in the US, EU, and UK, as stock audio licenses typically impose commercial use restrictions that vary by use case and scale. Organizations subject to these restrictions should assess whether their intended audio use requires a separate synchronization or master use license under applicable copyright law, independent of the AUP's contractual limitations. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium for large enterprise users. The one-billion-dollar annual revenue threshold for international television advertising is a specific and operationally significant restriction that large enterprise customers must track and apply to their advertising production workflows. The prohibition on use as musical themes or jingles has broad application across all user tiers and is relevant to any brand identity or product advertising use case. JURISDICTION FLAGS: International television advertising campaigns typically involve multiple jurisdictions with varying copyright and music licensing requirements. Large enterprise users should confirm that their compliance with this AUP restriction is assessed on a per-entity basis and that revenue thresholds are calculated in accordance with applicable accounting standards. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers with annual revenues approaching or exceeding the one-billion-dollar threshold should establish internal review procedures to confirm compliance with the international television advertising restriction before finalizing campaign production using Synthesia stock audio. Media agencies producing content on behalf of qualifying entities should be made aware of this restriction as part of vendor briefing processes. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Marketing and legal teams at large enterprise organizations should audit existing and planned advertising campaigns for use of Synthesia stock audio in international television contexts. Organizations using Synthesia stock audio in branded content should confirm that the intended use does not constitute use as a musical theme or jingle under the AUP's restriction.
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These restrictions establish specific commercial and revenue-based thresholds for permissible stock audio use, with the billion-dollar revenue threshold creating a differentiated permission structure for large enterprise users in international advertising contexts.
Under these clauses, users are prohibited from deploying stock audio as branded musical themes or jingles and from using stock audio in international television advertising if the user entity's annual revenues exceed one billion dollars. Alteration of stock audio beyond basic start and stop point editing is also prohibited.
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