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The scope of the license is extremely broad, permitting Fitbit to sublicense and distribute user content worldwide without paying the user, while the user retains nominal ownership.
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Users grant Fitbit extensive rights over their submitted content, including the right to modify it, create derivative works, and sublicense it, without any royalty obligation to the user.
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The scope of the license is extremely broad, permitting Fitbit to sublicense and distribute user content worldwide without paying the user, while the user retains nominal ownership.
Users grant Fitbit extensive rights over their submitted content, including the right to modify it, create derivative works, and sublicense it, without any royalty obligation to the user.
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