Terms of Service

By creating an account or using the Platform, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use the platform.

ArchMadison reserves the right to update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the platform after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

ArchMarket is a platform for AI-generated creative series. A Poster is a poster and logline for a story idea that a creator may take on; Posters do not take pledges. In a Pilot Campaign, a creator who brings a trailer raises rewards-based backing to fund the first ten episodes. A Series Campaign funds the rest of a season, running 90 minutes or more, or a second season.

Posters do not take pledges. Backing a title in a Pilot Campaign is rewards-based. It buys no financial interest and no share of revenue. See our Pledge Disclaimer disclosures for more information.

You must be at least 18 years of age to create an account on ArchMarket. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activity that occurs under your account.

You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information when creating your account and to keep that information up to date.

Creators are responsible for all content they upload to the platform, including campaign descriptions, video content, and related materials. By submitting content, you represent that you have the rights necessary to use and share that content on the platform.

Creators agree to use any funds raised through ArchMarket campaigns for the production purposes described in their campaign materials.

You may not use ArchMarket to: (a) violate any applicable law or regulation; (b) infringe any intellectual property rights; (c) upload false, misleading, or fraudulent content; (d) impersonate any person or entity; (e) engage in any activity that could damage, disable, or impair the platform.

ArchMadison and its licensors retain all rights, title, and interest in the ArchMarket platform, including all associated intellectual property. Nothing in these Terms grants you any rights to use ArchMarket's or ArchMadison's trademarks, logos, or other proprietary materials.

Creators retain ownership of their creative content. By uploading content to the platform, creators grant ArchMadison a limited, non-exclusive license to display, host, and distribute that content solely for the purpose of operating the platform and facilitating campaigns. Campaign-specific IP terms are governed by the applicable campaign agreement. ArchMadison will not use creator content to train artificial-intelligence models, and will not license creator content to any third party beyond what is needed to operate ArchTV, ArchMarket and the channels described in these Terms. Channel placement: a title that completes a successful Series Campaign may be placed on Arch Movie Channel or Madison Movie Channel at ArchMadison's election, at that channel's revenue split. A finished series brought to the platform without a campaign is placed on a channel only if the creator opts in.

Distribution agreements are separate from the platform license described above and are granted as licenses rather than assignments. Creators retain ownership of the underlying work in every case.

For a finished series brought directly to the platform without ArchMarket funding, the license is non-exclusive from the date the title becomes available, and ArchMadison asserts no rights over subsequent seasons. The creator may distribute the work, and any subsequent season of it, wherever and whenever they choose. The license covers showing the title on ArchTV, Arch Movie Channel and Madison Movie Channel only, for five years from the date the title becomes available; after that the title may stay in the ArchTV catalog on the same non-exclusive basis and at the same revenue split. The creator may also end that license at any time by giving thirty days' written notice; the title then comes down from ArchTV and both Roku channels, and anything it earned before then is paid.

A title funded through ArchMarket is licensed exclusively for the period stated in its campaign agreement. Following that the license continues on a non-exclusive basis for the rest of a five-year term, and the creator may distribute the work elsewhere; after the term the title may stay in the ArchTV catalog on a non-exclusive basis, at the same revenue split. The title itself is never sold: the creator keeps the copyright in every case, and the license stays in place on the same terms. ArchMadison holds a right of first refusal on subsequent seasons of a funded series, on the same terms, exercisable within the period stated in the applicable campaign agreement; if ArchMadison declines or that period lapses, the creator is free to license subsequent seasons to any third party.

The specific terms applicable to any title are governed by the agreement executed for that title, which controls over this summary. ArchMadison may modify the terms offered for new titles at any time; changes do not apply retroactively to titles already accepted under prior terms. ArchMadison gives creators at least 30 days' written notice before any change to these Terms takes effect for titles already on the platform.

ArchMadison will remove a title from the platform, or stop paying revenue on it, only for one of the following reasons: (a) the title violates applicable law; (b) it infringes another person's intellectual property or other rights; (c) it uses a real person's name, likeness or voice without that person's permission; (d) it is not made with generative AI as the platform requires; or (e) it breaks a rule that the Apple App Store or Google Play enforces against an app that carries it, and then only to the extent needed to comply with that rule.

Before a removal is final, ArchMadison gives the creator written notice stating the reason and 30 days to fix it. Where the law, a rights holder's notice or an app store requires faster action, the title may be taken down at once while that period runs. Revenue a title earned before its removal is paid on the normal schedule, except revenue subject to a legal claim, which is held until that claim is resolved.

A creator who brought a finished series to the platform without ArchMarket funding may remove it at any time with 30 days' written notice. Revenue the title earned before its removal is paid on the normal schedule.

We're exploring ways to fund the full season once a pilot proves viewers want more. The creator keeps full ownership.

Ownership. The creator keeps the copyright and full ownership of the title in every case. Backers will not own the series.

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Copyright in AI-made work depends on human authorship. The rule is settled; where the line falls is still being decided. The record of your choices is what proves a work is yours.

By uploading a title or opening a campaign, you confirm that you keep the materials that show your creative choices for that title, for as long as it is on ArchTV or our channels and for three years after: scripts and drafts, outlines and character notes, storyboards and the reference images you made or chose, prompts and their versions, a record of the takes you kept and rejected, the edit project file, a list of the tools used, the sources and licenses for music and sound, and anything a person performed, such as voice or motion. A project file exported from a generation tool counts as part of this record.

On request, you provide these materials within 30 days to ArchMadison, or to a distributor or insurer clearing the title. We never publish them, never use them to train AI models, and never license them to anyone.

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ARCHMADISON DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL ARCHMADISON BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ARCHMADISON'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO USE THE PLATFORM IN THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100). A full limitation of liability provision will be provided upon attorney review.

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Florida.

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

ArchMadison, LLC, operator of the ArchMarket platform
legal@archmarket.io