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Any ideas, concepts, or materials submitted to AT&T through the site are subject to a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, unrestricted license for AT&T's use in any manner, without compensation or attribution. The clause also states that submitters waive all moral rights in submitted materials and grant AT&T the right to use their name in advertising related to such materials.
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This provision establishes that submissions of ideas or materials to AT&T through the site confer a license that is both broader than the public content license (described as 'unrestricted' and permitting use 'in any manner whatsoever') and includes an explicit waiver of moral rights. The provision also authorizes AT&T to use the submitter's name in advertising without additional consent.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of the moral rights waiver varies by jurisdiction; in EU/EEA countries, moral rights may be non-waivable for certain categories of works under applicable national copyright law.
Under this clause, any material submitted to AT&T through the site is subject to an unrestricted, perpetual, royalty-free license, and the submitter irrevocably waives all moral rights in that material. The agreement authorizes AT&T to use the submitter's name in advertising and marketing related to submitted materials without separate permission.
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"you hereby grant to AT&T a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use all such Submitted Material in any manner whatsoever without compensation or attribution to you. You also grant to AT&T the right, at its sole discretion, to use your name in connection with the Submitted Materials and other information as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing and promotional material related to such material and information. Use of such Submitted Material shall not require permission from or payment to you or to any other person or entity. You agree that you shall have no recourse against AT&T for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in Submitted Material and that the submission of any Submitted Material to AT&T, including the posting of materials to any forum or interactive area on the Sites, irrevocably waives any and all 'moral rights' in such materials.Excerpt from AT&T's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates copyright law, including the moral rights framework under the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) for visual art works in the U.S., and more broadly under EU copyright law for users in EU/EEA jurisdictions where moral rights are non-waivable in certain contexts. The right of publicity statutes in California, New York, and other states may interact with the name-use authorization in this clause. The FTC Act may be relevant to the adequacy of disclosure of the name-use right. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The combination of an unrestricted license with an explicit moral rights waiver and name-use authorization creates intellectual property and publicity rights exposure for users who submit creative or proprietary materials. In EU/EEA jurisdictions, moral rights waivers may not be enforceable for certain categories of works, creating a potential conflict between the agreement's terms and applicable law. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA users retain moral rights in creative works under applicable national copyright law, which may render this waiver unenforceable for those users. California and New York right-of-publicity statutes may constrain the breadth of the name-use authorization. The document is governed by Texas law, but users in other jurisdictions may have additional or overriding protections. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Procurement and legal teams reviewing AT&T site terms for enterprise contexts should note that the submission clause is broader than the public content license, applying to any submission through the site including via forums or interactive areas. Organizations submitting materials through AT&T's site as part of business processes should assess whether such submissions could inadvertently trigger this license. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether this clause's name-use authorization meets applicable consent requirements under state right-of-publicity law, particularly for California and New York residents. Organizations with brand management obligations should assess whether employee submissions to AT&T's site could implicate corporate name or trademark rights under this provision.
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This provision establishes that submissions of ideas or materials to AT&T through the site confer a license that is both broader than the public content license (described as 'unrestricted' and permitting use 'in any manner whatsoever') and includes an explicit waiver of moral rights. The provision also authorizes AT&T to use the submitter's name in advertising without additional consent.
Under this clause, any material submitted to AT&T through the site is subject to an unrestricted, perpetual, royalty-free license, and the submitter irrevocably waives all moral rights in that material. The agreement authorizes AT&T to use the submitter's name in advertising and marketing related to submitted materials without separate permission.
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