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A worldwide, royalty-free license means Microsoft may use submitted Content broadly across the Services without any geographic restriction or payment obligation to the user.
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The reader grants Microsoft a worldwide, royalty-free intellectual property license to use their Content in the named ways on the Services.
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A worldwide, royalty-free license means Microsoft may use submitted Content broadly across the Services without any geographic restriction or payment obligation to the user.
The reader grants Microsoft a worldwide, royalty-free intellectual property license to use their Content in the named ways on the Services.
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