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Perpetual License on User Postings

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What it is

By submitting any content to LexisNexis Interactive Areas, users grant Provider a permanent, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, sublicense, and create derivative works from that content in any medium, without further payment or notice to the user.

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This analysis describes what LexisNexis's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision requires users to grant broad intellectual property rights in submitted content as a condition of participation in Interactive Areas. The license is irrevocable and perpetual, meaning it continues regardless of whether the user later deletes content or ceases using the site.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, any content submitted to LexisNexis Interactive Areas is subject to a permanent, irrevocable license that authorizes Provider to reproduce, modify, sublicense, and commercially use that content without additional compensation or notification to the submitting user.

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You grant to Provider an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide license to use, authorize use of and have used on its behalf any ideas, expression of ideas, text, graphics, messages, blogs, links, data, information and other materials you submit (collectively, "Postings") to this Web Site. Said license is without restrictions of any kind and without any payment due from Provider to you or permission or notification, to you or any third party. The license includes the right to make, use, sell, reproduce, publish, modify, adapt, prepare derivative works from, combine with other works, translate, distribute, display, perform and sublicense Postings in any form, medium, or technology now known or hereafter developed.

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This license grant engages copyright law under the Copyright Act and may interact with GDPR Article 6 legal basis requirements for EU users whose content submission constitutes processing of personal data.

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Provision details

Document information
Document
LexisNexis Terms
Entity
LexisNexis
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-074385
Document ID
CA-D-00717
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
0c6a8d35d65202c5a7c1e48deb6d5bc2d5733a86da462e7d1a89ee3a167de54f
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 16:10 UTC
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: LexisNexis
Document: LexisNexis Terms
Record ID: CA-P-074385
Captured: 2026-07-12 16:10:48 UTC
SHA-256: 0c6a8d35d65202c5…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/lexisnexis/lexisnexis-terms/provision/CA-P-074385/perpetual-license-on-user-postings/
Accessed: Sept. 26, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does LexisNexis's Perpetual License on User Postings clause do?

This provision requires users to grant broad intellectual property rights in submitted content as a condition of participation in Interactive Areas. The license is irrevocable and perpetual, meaning it continues regardless of whether the user later deletes content or ceases using the site.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, any content submitted to LexisNexis Interactive Areas is subject to a permanent, irrevocable license that authorizes Provider to reproduce, modify, sublicense, and commercially use that content without additional compensation or notification to the submitting user.

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