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It is specific to AWS services. It protects you from going after ABC company who is using an AWS service (that you also use) that infringes on your IP.

In other words if Amazon stole something and you use it, you can't go after another client of Amazon's for using that service.

If however they also infringed on you, you could, as you aren't going after them for using the service.

(Note that IANAL so my understanding my be incorrect)



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