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Broad Intellectual Property License on User Content

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause grants Amazon broad operational rights to user-generated content without time limitation or compensation obligation. The sublicensing authority permits Amazon to authorize third parties to exercise these same rights, and the perpetual term means these rights extend indefinitely regardless of account status or content removal.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 27, 2026
First Seen
Apr 27, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 165 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users grant Amazon expansive rights to their submitted content, including modification and derivative work creation, without geographic restriction or reversion. The terms apply these rights as written upon content submission and remain in effect even if content is subsequently deleted from the platform.

How other platforms handle this

Gusto Medium

By submitting, posting, or displaying content through the Services, you grant Gusto a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, and distribute such content solely for the purposes of providing and improving the Services.

Eventbrite Medium

By posting or submitting content to Eventbrite, you grant Eventbrite a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your content in connection with the services and Eventbrite's busine...

Fly.io Medium

By submitting, posting or displaying content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such content in any and all media or distri...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Amazon a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.

— Excerpt from Amazon's Amazon Conditions of Use

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Amazon Conditions of Use
Entity
Amazon
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003235
Document ID
CA-D-00026
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e14bfffa72abc387440035899ccda81754363314444e889d0e0439fadc3db69a
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 00:53 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Amazon
Document: Amazon Conditions of Use
Record ID: CA-P-003235
Captured: 2026-05-21 00:53:58 UTC
SHA-256: e14bfffa72abc387…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon/amazon-conditions-of-use/broad-intellectual-property-license-on-user-content/
Accessed: June 30, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon's Broad Intellectual Property License on User Content clause do?

The clause grants Amazon broad operational rights to user-generated content without time limitation or compensation obligation. The sublicensing authority permits Amazon to authorize third parties to exercise these same rights, and the perpetual term means these rights extend indefinitely regardless of account status or content removal.

How does this clause affect you?

Users grant Amazon expansive rights to their submitted content, including modification and derivative work creation, without geographic restriction or reversion. The terms apply these rights as written upon content submission and remain in effect even if content is subsequently deleted from the platform.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 1 platforms. See the full comparison.

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