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LinkedIn · LinkedIn User Agreement · View original document ↗

Content License Survives Prior Sublicensing

High severity Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 257 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2585 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Glassdoor Medium

We hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license under the rights licensable by us to use the services and use Content from our services solely for your personal use...

ActiveCampaign Medium

Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your Marketing Content, as between you and ActiveCampaign.

Tinder Medium

Tinder grants you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable, non-exclusive, revocable, and non-sublicensable license to access and use our Services for purposes as intended by Tinder and permitted by these Terms and applicable laws.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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except...we had already sublicensed others prior to your content removal or closing of your account...

Excerpt from LinkedIn's User Agreement

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
LinkedIn User Agreement
Entity
LinkedIn
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023400
Document ID
CA-D-00091
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c341716ecac935edade000e7e7d1232fa3522ff2b1aa19adf3be4a5f7e3464d9
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 12:11 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: LinkedIn
Document: LinkedIn User Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-023400
Captured: 2026-04-27 12:11:16 UTC
SHA-256: c341716ecac935ed…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linkedin/linkedin-user-agreement/provision/CA-P-023400/content-license-survives-prior-sublicensing/
Accessed: July 27, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does LinkedIn's Content License Survives Prior Sublicensing clause do?

The clause states: “except...we had already sublicensed others prior to your content removal or closing of your account...”

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