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The clause operationalizes Apple's ability to incorporate user-submitted content into its service offerings and derivative applications without ongoing compensation obligations. It establishes comprehensive intellectual property rights transfer necessary for Apple's distribution and modification of user submissions across its media ecosystem.
Users who submit content through the service authorize Apple to exploit that content perpetually across all media without additional compensation. Users represent that they own or control all rights to submitted content and assume indemnification obligations for claims arising from their submissions.
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"Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Apple, by submitting or posting Content through the Services, you grant Apple a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such Content throughout the world in any media. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the Content that you post; that the Content is accurate; that use of the Content you supply does not violate these terms and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Apple for all claims resulting from Content you supply.— Excerpt from Apple Pay's Apple Media Services Terms
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The clause operationalizes Apple's ability to incorporate user-submitted content into its service offerings and derivative applications without ongoing compensation obligations. It establishes comprehensive intellectual property rights transfer necessary for Apple's distribution and modification of user submissions across its media ecosystem.
Users who submit content through the service authorize Apple to exploit that content perpetually across all media without additional compensation. Users represent that they own or control all rights to submitted content and assume indemnification obligations for claims arising from their submissions.
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