I Agree (The TikTok Terms of Service Aria)

Creative Brief

Lyrics

[Recitative]
Hear ye, hear ye, all who dwell
Upon this platform, scroll and dwell
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
Doth hereby claim what once was free

[Aria I — The License]
I—rre—VO—ca—ble
And roy—al—TY... free
A worldwide li—CENSE
To all that you give me
To train my al—go—rithms
And im—prove my ma—chines
Your face, your voice, your danc—ing
Now be—longs to me

As—sign—a—ble and sub—li—CENS—a—ble
Through mul—ti—ple tiers, oh
I—rre—VO—ca—ble
For—EV—er—more

[Recitative]
But lo — what compensation doth await
The weary user wronged by cruel fate?
If harm befall thee, hearken to the sum:
One hundred dollars — yea, and kingdom come

[Aria II — The Hundred Dollar Lament]
One hun—dred dol—lars
Is all that I owe
Under NO cir—cum—stance
Shall the dam—ag—es GROW
Thy priva—cy vi—o—lated?
One hun—dred dol—lars
Thy data ex—fil—tra—ted?
One hun—dred dol—lars
Oh weep, weep for the cap
Of one hun—dred dol—lars

[Recitative — Agitato]
And should thou seek redress before a court
Take heed of where thy grievance must be brought
To California! To Los Angeles!
And thou must travel there at thine own expense
And ONE YEAR only — ONE — hath God ordained
After which thy claim is — forever — WAIVED

[Aria III — The Indemnification]
YOU shall de—fend me
YOU shall in—DEM—ni—fy
If some—one sues for YOUR content
YOU pay my at—tor—neys
Thou art my shield, my guard, my wall
YOU bear the bur—den of it ALL
I take thy con—tent — ir—re—VOC—a—bly
And thou shalt pay my le—gal FEES

[Recitative — Sotto voce]
Furthermore — and attend to this with care —
Before thou savest, before thou darest share
We may collect — pre-uploading — thy content
Ere thou hast even chosen to consent

[Da Capo — Full Choir / Finale]
I A—GREE, I A—GREE
To these terms, ev—er—more
I—rre—VO—ca—bly
I a—gree
One hun—dred dol—lars!
One hun—dred dol—lars!
IR—RE—VO—CA—BLE!
I A—GREE!

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