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Because the license is irrevocable and perpetual, users cannot reclaim rights to posted content or require LexisNexis to stop using it, even after leaving the platform.
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Any content you post — including ideas, text, and graphics — may be used by LexisNexis globally, indefinitely, and without compensation to you, with no ability to revoke that permission.
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Because the license is irrevocable and perpetual, users cannot reclaim rights to posted content or require LexisNexis to stop using it, even after leaving the platform.
Any content you post — including ideas, text, and graphics — may be used by LexisNexis globally, indefinitely, and without compensation to you, with no ability to revoke that permission.
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