CapCut, founded by ByteDance, has recently released new terms of service entitled User- Generated Content.
Although You still hold ownership (copyrights) of your own content, by uploading your content on CapCut, you grant it, its affiliates, agents, services providers, partners and third parties:
Royalty-free and perpetual and irrevocable sub-licensable
It means that CapCut and any other third parties have the permanent right to use your content for promotional purposes or any other purposes without your consent and without any financial return.
Worldwide License
It means that the licensee can use, modify, make new versions and publish your content globally, without your assent.
Waive all rights
- You accede to never demand to review the modified content whether it is related to marketing, advertisement or promotional.
- You concede all the privacy, publicity and moral rights.
- You agreed to waive any financial benefit from the use of your content.
Indemnity
You also agree to compensate CapCut and its affiliates as well as any third party if they suffered from any damages which are not limited to attorney’s fees and expenses.
Limitation of Liability
CapCut holds no responsibility for any misused content submitted by third parties. Moreover, it is not accountable for any loss of goodwill, opportunity, corruption in addition to manipulation.
Fun Fact:
Despite filing a lawsuit against CapCut, it sets a compensation cap which is either refunding the amount paid them within 12 months or $50 (equivalent amount to the local currency).
You can use alternative apps like:
- VN
- InShot
- Filmora
- LightCut
- KineMaster
- Edits
