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Broad royalty-free license grant for Your Content

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The license is transferable and sublicensable, meaning Meta can pass these broad rights to third parties, and it is royalty-free, meaning no compensation is owed to the developer.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is cut off after 'create derivative works of' and does not specify the full object of the license (e.g., 'Your Content'). The canonical claim infers 'the developer's content' as the object based on the clause name and context, which is partially inferred rather than fully explicit in the provided excerpt.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2696 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

By providing content under these Terms, the developer grants Meta broad rights over that content, including the right to modify and create derivative works, without any royalty obligation.

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...

Upwork Medium

Upwork grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the executable code version of the Software for your use solely in connection with work you perform on or through the Site.

Tinder Medium

You do not have any rights in relation to Member Content, and, unless expressly authorized by Tinder, you may only use Member Content to the extent that your use is consistent with our Services' purpose...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to: host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of...

— Excerpt from Meta's Meta Platform Policy

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Platform Policy
Entity
Meta
Document last updated
July 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018247
Document ID
CA-D-00022
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
0f3a6199ebdb94e2677c5851a3c7d36beb5c2fce993a456a57bfb7de8ad22b1a
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 09:37 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Platform Policy
Record ID: CA-P-018247
Captured: 2026-05-12 09:37:04 UTC
SHA-256: 0f3a6199ebdb94e2…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-platform-policy/provision/CA-P-018247/broad-royalty-free-license-grant-for-your-content/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's Broad royalty-free license grant for Your Content clause do?

The license is transferable and sublicensable, meaning Meta can pass these broad rights to third parties, and it is royalty-free, meaning no compensation is owed to the developer.

How does this clause affect you?

By providing content under these Terms, the developer grants Meta broad rights over that content, including the right to modify and create derivative works, without any royalty obligation.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 257 platforms. See the full comparison.

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