How the terms and statutes are read
Statutes and government pages were read for the general term that applies to books; library pages for why their texts are free; AI tools' terms of service for six upload clauses. Each reading is a short summary kept with a verbatim quote and the date. As of 2026-09-25.
1From book to screen, one tool's way
Once the rights in “How terms are read” are settled, SceneMixer describes the adaptation itself like this:
The longest an episode may run: 240 seconds for Short Drama, 300 for TV Series, none for Film.
SceneMixer, Short Drama, TV Series or Film — “What is the episode cap?” (read 2026-10-13)
SceneMixer separates the script language from the production language: the output (episode outlines, storyboards, on-screen text) follows your interface language, and target-region localization adapts character names, casting, and scenery for Western, East Asian, Southeast Asian, or Latin American audiences.
SceneMixer, Turn a Novel into a Video Series with AI — “Can I turn a Chinese web novel into an English-language drama?” (read 2026-10-13)
2Sources
Only first-party sources are used: government pages and statutes, the libraries' own policy pages, and each tool's own terms. Commentary, law-firm summaries and news are not.
3What a reading is
A reading summarises one clause in plain words and quotes the sentence it rests on. Terms of service run to thousands of words and often point to other policies; where a clause was not found in the terms read, the register says so rather than guessing.
4Not legal advice
Copyright and contract questions depend on facts this site cannot see: where the author lived and died, which edition was used, where the adaptation is shown. The readings are a starting point for those questions.
5Readings in use for the tools
| Clause | Reading | Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Rights you promise to hold | You warrant you hold the rights | 13 |
| Rights you promise to hold | You are responsible for your content | 4 |
| Licence you grant the tool | Limited to running the service | 5 |
| Licence you grant the tool | Limited and non-transferable | 1 |
| Licence you grant the tool | Broad, including improvement | 5 |
| Licence you grant the tool | Perpetual and transferable | 6 |
| Licence you grant the tool | Worldwide, transferable and sublicensable | 3 |
| Uploads used for training | Kept out of training | 3 |
| Uploads used for training | May be used for training | 7 |
| Uploads used for training | Used unless you opt out | 1 |
| Uploads used for training | Used during paid use | 1 |
| Uploads used for training | Used in aggregate to improve the service | 1 |
| Handling of infringement | A notice-and-takedown route | 12 |
| Handling of infringement | Infringing uploads prohibited | 6 |
| Handling of infringement | Repeat infringers removed | 3 |
| Whether uploads go public | Public only if you share it | 5 |
| Whether uploads go public | Visible unless the plan allows private | 1 |
| What deletion does | Deleted with the account | 4 |
| What deletion does | Kept for a set period, then deleted | 2 |
| What deletion does | Kept only within plan or storage limits | 3 |
| What deletion does | Kept after deletion, in some form | 2 |
Inclusion rule. Readings that at least one tool carries. Order. Clauses in register order.
Everything on the register is also in the data file.