February 10, 2016 - The clause applies in the event of an outbreak likely to result in the fall of civilization.

September 8, 2021 - The terms of service for Amazon’s Lumberyard state that the game engine can be used in the event of a widespread zombie apocalypse, if the CDC certifies it as such.

January 9, 2023 - Just recently, AWS has updated its terms of service and well, the usual. What you can and cannot do, but the funny thing is point 42.10, which in a nutshell, says that they prohibit the use of their Lumberyard services in case of a zombie apocalypse.

January 21, 2022 - Should, however, “a widespread ... appetite for “living human flesh, blood, brain or nerve tissue,” come to pass, clause 42.10 may kick in....

July 31, 2023 - In 2016, Amazon Web Services put in an “Easter Egg” (not to mix up holidays) in the cloud Service Level Agreement of a game engine called Lumberyard. As documented within an article from Business Insider, the clause states that “developers can’t use its materials for ‘life-critical or safety-critical systems.” However, the rule can be voided if there is “a widespread viral infection transmitted via bites or contact with bodily fluids.”

February 11, 2016 - Good morning. I'm Mary Louise Kelly with word that when the zombie apocalypse arrives, Amazon's terms of service will no longer apply.

February 10, 2016 - So clause 57.10 spells it out: "The Lumberyard Materials are not intended for use with life-critical or safety-critical systems, such as use in operation of medical equipment, automated transportation systems, autonomous vehicles, aircraft or ...

September 3, 2021 - I might as well have been talking to, you know, a zombie. But now, to demonstrate the proximity of the peril, I have been alerted by a punctilious reader to clause 42.10 in the terms and conditions of Amazon Web Services:

March 2, 2018 - If you thought Amazon was focused on home delivery by aerial drones, you could be surprised to learn that an Amazon legal agreement also has a clause anticipating a zombie apocalypse.

April 16, 2020 - If the world ever ends via a virus ... its terms of service with a special clause that kicks in in the event of corpses consuming human flesh and the fall of civilisation....

June 13, 2019 - I remember working for an ISP whose software (basic dial-up stuff) had a death and dismemberment clause in the EULA. ... For quite some time. https://venturebeat.com/2016/02/09/amazon-adds-zombie-apocalypse-reference-to-its-aws-terms/

February 9, 2016 - The company just released a game ... new clauses related to Lumberyard, Amazon says that developers can't use its materials for "life-critical or safety-critical systems."...

September 8, 2021 - Just recently, AWS has updated its terms of service and well, the usual. What you can and cannot do, but the funny thing is point 42.10, which in a nutshell, says that they prohibit the use of their Lumberyard services in case of a zombie apocalypse.

May 21, 2016 - Amazon's new terms of service won't apply in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

February 25, 2020 - ‘Amazon Lumberyard consists of an engine, integrated development environment, related assets, and tools we make available here or otherwise designate as Lumberyard materials’ · However, broadly speaking this acceptable use clause does not apply to certain scenarios during the Zombie Apocalypse.

May 21, 2019 - Amazon’s Web Services Arm clearly thought so when they inserted clause 57.10 into their AWS Service terms for the unveiling of their new games development engine on 9th February:

February 22, 2021 - Courtesy of the AWS subreddit, I was alerted to the fact the recently-updated AWS Service Terms (to covertheir new 3D Lumberyard Game Engine) have included this specific clause: 57.10 Acceptable Use; Safety-Critical Systems. Your use of...

May 14, 2019 - Amazon.com is known for being a very forward-looking business. With all of its innovations (one-click purchase, Kindle e-reader, Alexa virtual assistant, drone-based delivery, etc.) the company engineers the future, seemingly knowing where the marketplace is destined to go — three, five, ten years down the road. Which begs the question: With the inclusion of a “Zombie Apocalypse” clause in Amazon’s Terms of Service — should we all be worried?

October 23, 2021 - A funny provision in the Amazon Web Services terms of use.

February 10, 2016 - That’s right, you can use Lumberyard for whatever you please when there’s a zombie apocalypse. We’re glad Amazon has made sure to take care of this important point, because who reads the terms anyway?