Policy
Test footage and permissions policy
VodClipsLab test footage policy: no footage is held yet. Planned rules for permission, storage, publication, music, DMCA handling and removal on request.
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VodClipsLab holds no test footage as of 8 November 2026. No footage is licensed, no test has been run, and nothing on this site uses a streamer’s gameplay. This page sets out the rules the site plans to follow before any footage is used.
These are planned rules, not a record of past practice. They will be revised once real permissions exist, and revisions will be listed in the corrections and update log.
Whose footage can be used
Only two kinds of footage are planned: VODs that Unbounded Frontier LLC streamed or recorded, and footage from another creator who has given written permission. Footage from anyone else is not used, even if it is public. A public VOD is not a licence to copy it.
Where a game, a voice or a face appears, the person streaming holds only part of the rights. Other players, commentary, music and the game itself may belong to others, as the sections below explain.
Written permission records
For any footage that is not the owner’s own, a permission record is kept before the footage is downloaded or uploaded to a tool. The record is planned to state:
- who gave permission, and that they control the channel or the recording
- which VODs or time ranges are covered
- that the footage will be uploaded to third-party AI tools for processing
- what may be published, such as scores and timestamps, and what may not, such as source video
- that permission can be withdrawn, and how
- the date and the names of the parties
A message that says “sure” in a chat is not treated as a record. The permission text is held privately and not published, because it may contain personal details.
What is stored and what is published
| Item | Stored privately | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Source VOD files | Yes, access-controlled | No |
| Outputs made by tools (clips, captions) | Yes, as evidence | No, unless the permission record allows it |
| Scores, timestamps, tool settings, credit counts | Yes | Yes, in the planned test dataset, which does not exist yet |
| Transcripts used to measure caption accuracy | Yes | Not decided. May contain others’ speech |
| Screenshots in page text | Only from the owner’s own footage or where permitted | Only where permitted |
| Permission records | Yes | No |
How long source files and outputs are kept has not been set. The owner will decide it before any footage is stored.
No redistribution of source video
The site will not publish, mirror or offer for download any source video. A clip made by an AI tool from a source video is still source video, so tool outputs are subject to the same rule. The dataset is planned to hold measurements, not footage. The licence for the dataset has not been chosen, as the terms of use draft says.
Music
Gaming VODs often contain music, and music is a separate rights question from the game footage. Twitch’s DMCA and copyright FAQ, read on 8 November 2026, says copyrighted audio detected in a VOD is muted, that a mute is not a DMCA notice, and that you are responsible for having the rights to what you stream. Twitch’s copyrighted audio warnings page, read the same day, says the muted portion and associated clips are deleted, and that warnings are not copyright strikes.
For testing, this means footage with muted sections may not match what a streamer originally broadcast, and the policy treats that as a limit to record. Music that is not cleared is a reason to exclude a section of footage. On YouTube, Shorts over one minute with claimed content are blocked and ineligible for monetization, according to YouTube’s Shorts monetization policies, read on 8 November 2026. The wider topic is in music copyright in gaming clips.
Platform storage and expiry
Twitch’s video on demand help page, read on 8 November 2026, gives VOD retention of 60 days for Partners, Prime and Turbo, 14 days for Affiliates and 7 days for other broadcasters. Highlights and uploads are stored indefinitely, within a shared 100-hour limit. Source VODs may therefore expire before a test begins or a recheck is needed. This is one reason a private copy is kept under a permission record.
DMCA and takedown handling
If a rights holder asks for material to be removed, the planned response is to remove it first and review afterwards. Requests go to this address: info@unboundedfrontier.com. The contact page describes what to include. The owner and a legal adviser still need to decide how formal DMCA notices, counter-notices and any designated agent will be handled. Nothing here is a claim of legal protection.
Fair use is not assumed
The site does not rely on fair use to justify using someone’s footage. The US Copyright Office’s fair use page lists four factors and says there is no set percentage or amount of a work that is always permitted. Applying that to a test clip would be a case-by-case legal call, so the policy is to get permission instead.
Game publisher policies
Publishers set their own rules for streamed and recorded gameplay, and the rules differ. Nintendo’s content guidelines, updated 2 September 2024 per the page, cover individual consumers, not companies. They say videos and images that are mere copies of Nintendo game content, without creative input or commentary, are not permitted, with an exception for captures made with Nintendo system features such as the Capture Button, and they list the ways content may be monetized. Other publishers have different policies. Before any footage of a game is used, its publisher’s current policy is to be read and noted in the permission record. A game with a policy that does not allow the use is skipped. We have not reviewed every publisher, and this page does not summarise policies we have not read.
Reuse and platform originality rules
Permission from a streamer does not settle how a platform treats the output. YouTube’s inauthentic content policy, read on 8 November 2026, describes reused content as content downloaded or copied from another source without substantive modification, and says the policy applies even if you have permission from the original creator. Test material is not posted as ordinary content for this reason, and nothing here is advice on how to post clips to a channel.
Rater access
The planned tests use raters who score clips without knowing which tool made them, as the methodology describes. Raters would see clips only as needed to score them. Planned limits: access that is limited to named raters, no download of source video, no sharing of clips, and access removed when scoring ends. Raters are bound by the permission scope. No rater has been appointed.
Removal on request
Anyone who gave permission can withdraw it, and a person who appears in footage can ask for removal. Requests go to this address: info@unboundedfrontier.com. On such a request, the planned response is to delete the stored footage and outputs, stop using them, and remove any published material derived from them where possible. Scores and measurements already published may stay in the dataset in anonymised form if they no longer identify the person or channel. The owner and a legal adviser still need to review that. Each removal will be listed in the corrections and update log without personal details.
What is not decided
The retention period, the legal basis for storing personal data in footage, the DMCA agent question and the dataset licence are open. They are listed so that nobody mistakes this page for a finished policy.