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Any content a user submits to the AI21 website is licensed to AI21 on a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, sublicensable basis, authorizing AI21 to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly display, and publicly perform that content across any media format and channel for any business purpose. Users also waive moral rights in submitted content to the extent permitted by law.
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This provision grants AI21 a license that cannot be revoked and has no expiration date, covering any content submitted to the website and extending to sublicensees through multiple tiers. The moral rights waiver may be unenforceable in jurisdictions where moral rights cannot be contractually waived, such as certain EU member states.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of the moral rights waiver varies by jurisdiction; in certain EU member states, moral rights cannot be contractually waived regardless of agreement terms.
The updated terms remove the explicit "Your Opt-Out Rights" button that previously allowed users to opt out of data sales and targeted advertising. In its place, the revised language establishes a general cookie consent framework requiring users to click "Accept" to allow cookies for site navigation, usage analysis, and marketing efforts. Users retain the ability to choose not to allow certain cookie types, but the prior dedicated opt-out mechanism for data sales and targeted advertising is no longer explicitly described in the accessible terms interface. If you wish to control cookie preferences, you can click on the cookie settings to modify consent for different types of cookies; however, strictly necessary cookies cannot be declined as they are required for core website functionality.
View change record →This provision establishes that content submitted to the AI21 website is licensed to AI21 permanently and irrevocably, with no royalty or compensation owed to the user, and authorizes AI21 to sublicense and create derivative works of that content for any business purpose across any media channel.
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"By submitting the Your Content to AI21, you hereby grant AI21 a worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), and transferable right and license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, and publicly perform the Your Content in connection with the Website and AI21's business, including without limitation for publishing and redistributing part or all of Your Content (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels and, and you hereby waive any moral rights in or to Your Content, to the extent permitted by law.Excerpt from AI21 Labs's Terms of Use
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision engages GDPR Article 6 regarding lawful basis for processing user-submitted content, as well as copyright and moral rights frameworks under the EU Copyright Directive and Berne Convention, particularly for EU/EEA users. The moral rights waiver may be unenforceable in jurisdictions such as France, Germany, and other EU member states where moral rights are inalienable. The FTC maintains oversight over unfair or deceptive practices in the U.S. context. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable license asserts broad rights over user-submitted content for an indefinite period and across all media. For organizational users, submitting proprietary, confidential, or sensitive content via the website may result in that content being licensed to AI21 without recourse to revoke the license. The scope of 'AI21's business' as a permitted use is not further defined in the document. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users are subject to heightened exposure due to potential conflict between the moral rights waiver and inalienable moral rights protections under national copyright laws in France, Germany, and other member states. California and U.S. users should note that the license is irrevocable and royalty-free, with no mechanism stated for withdrawal. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and legal teams should assess whether the types of content that employees or agents may submit via the website could include proprietary or confidential information, as the license grant would apply to such content. The sublicensable and transferable nature of the license means downstream third parties may also hold rights to submitted content. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Organizations should consider implementing internal guidance on what categories of content may be submitted via the AI21 website, given the irrevocable license scope. Legal teams may wish to assess whether this provision interacts with internal data handling policies or confidentiality obligations.
This provision grants AI21 a license that cannot be revoked and has no expiration date, covering any content submitted to the website and extending to sublicensees through multiple tiers. The moral rights waiver may be unenforceable in jurisdictions where moral rights cannot be contractually waived, such as certain EU member states.
This provision establishes that content submitted to the AI21 website is licensed to AI21 permanently and irrevocably, with no royalty or compensation owed to the user, and authorizes AI21 to sublicense and create derivative works of that content for any business purpose across any media channel.
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