Users grant Discord a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, display, and perform any content they post, upload, share, or stream through the platform. The license scope is stated to be limited to providing, developing, and improving Discord's services.
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The license is sublicensable and transferable, meaning Discord may grant these rights to third parties or assign them without additional user consent. The stated limitation to service provision, development, and improvement purposes does not restrict the transferability or sublicensability of the license itself, which may have implications for how user content is used by downstream recipients.
Interpretive note: The interaction between the stated limitation of the license to service-related purposes and the sublicensable and transferable rights granted creates ambiguity about the scope of third-party use permitted under the license.
This provision establishes that all content posted to Discord, including text, images, videos, GIFs, and other media, is subject to a license that permits Discord to create derivative works and sublicense those rights to third parties. The agreement retains the user's ownership of the underlying content but does not require compensation or attribution for Discord's use within the stated license scope.
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"But by using our services, you grant us a license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, display, and perform your content. The rights you grant in this license are for the limited purpose of providing, developing, and improving our services as permitted by applicable laws. This license is worldwide, non-exclusive (which means you can still license your content to others), royalty-free (which means there are no fees for this license), sublicensable, and transferable.Excerpt from Discord's Terms of Service
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The license is sublicensable and transferable, meaning Discord may grant these rights to third parties or assign them without additional user consent. The stated limitation to service provision, development, and improvement purposes does not restrict the transferability or sublicensability of the license itself, which may have implications for how user content is used by downstream recipients.
This provision establishes that all content posted to Discord, including text, images, videos, GIFs, and other media, is subject to a license that permits Discord to create derivative works and sublicense those rights to third parties. The agreement retains the user's ownership of the underlying content but does not require compensation or attribution for Discord's use within the stated license …
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