acabo · version 2026-11-05-draft

Content licence

Draft, pending legal review. It describes what a brand gets when it approves and pays for a creator's piece on Acabo.

Who owns what

  • The creator keeps whatever rights they have in their work. Acabo doesn't take ownership.
  • Under current US law, footage made purely by AI generally can't be copyrighted, but the human parts can be: the script, the edit, the voice and the sound. This licence covers whatever rights exist, and the contract between brand, creator and Acabo applies either way.

When the licence starts

  • A brand gets a licence to a piece only when it approves the piece and the payment goes through. Until then the brand may watch watermarked previews inside Acabo, and nothing else.
  • Using a piece without approving and paying for it, including a screen recording, a re-cut or a re-upload, is a breach of the Brand Terms. Acabo may charge the brand the piece's fee and take further action.

What the brand can do

  • Use, edit, adapt and run the piece in advertising and marketing, on any channel, worldwide.
  • Share it with its agencies and partners for that purpose.
  • Once a flat fee is paid, the licence is permanent and can't be revoked.

What stays with the creator

  • The licence is non-exclusive unless the brief says otherwise. AI tools can produce similar results for different people, so a similar-looking piece made by someone else isn't a breach.
  • The creator can show the piece in their own portfolio, unless the brief keeps it confidential.

What the creator promises

  • They made the piece, or have every right needed to submit and license it.
  • The AI tools they used allow commercial use and let them pass the output on to clients. They use paid plans where a tool requires it, with no tool watermarks.
  • The piece doesn't use anyone's face, voice, brand or music without permission.

Proof

  • When a piece is uploaded, Acabo records a fingerprint of the exact file (SHA-256), the creator, the brief and the time. Every preview and download is logged. The licence certificate shows the fingerprint, so anyone can check that a file is the one that was licensed.