“you grant Amazon a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, perform, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.”
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The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning users cannot withdraw Amazon's rights to submitted content, and fully sublicensable, meaning Amazon may extend those rights to third parties.
The updated terms establish mandatory binding arbitration for all disputes arising from use of Amazon Services or products sold through Amazon.com, replacing the previous court-based system in King County, Washington. Under the revised agreement, consumers waive the right to sue in court, have a jury trial, or participate in class actions; disputes must be resolved individually through JAMS arbitration. Exceptions exist for small claims court (if available in your jurisdiction), intellectual property injunctions, and disputes about compliance with the pre-arbitration procedure itself. Before initiating arbitration, you must contact Amazon customer service and complete a 60-day good-faith negotiation period using a formal Claim Form.
View change record →Any content the reader submits may be used, modified, distributed, and sublicensed by Amazon worldwide in any media, permanently and without compensation to the reader.
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"you grant Amazon a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, perform, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media.Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
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The license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning users cannot withdraw Amazon's rights to submitted content, and fully sublicensable, meaning Amazon may extend those rights to third parties.
Any content the reader submits may be used, modified, distributed, and sublicensed by Amazon worldwide in any media, permanently and without compensation to the reader.
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