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Midjourney · Midjourney Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Broad copyright license granted to Midjourney

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What license does Midjourney require users to grant it?
“You grant to Midjourney, its affiliates, successors, and assigns a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Content...”
Version CA-V-006624, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Midjourney requires users to grant it a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Content.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

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This license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Midjourney retains broad rights to the user's Content even after the user stops using the Services.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium May 28, 2026

The updated terms establish a Community Localization program through which users can submit translations of the Midjourney platform. By submitting translations, users irrevocably assign all intellectual property rights, title, and interest in those translations to Midjourney, including the right to modify, monetize, create derivative works, and publicly display them. Users receive no compensation or attribution for their contributions. Midjourney may suspend or terminate participation in the program at any time for any reason.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Users are required to grant Midjourney extensive and permanent rights over their Content as a condition of using the Services.

How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

If you believe that your intellectual property rights have been infringed, please send notice to the address below or fill out this form.

Credit Karma

The license granted to you for the App is a limited, non-transferable license to use the App on Mac product that you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules that are part of the terms of service in the Mac App Store.

Teladoc

You agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notice related to materials downloaded from the Websites and/or Platforms.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You grant to Midjourney, its affiliates, successors, and assigns a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute the Content...

Excerpt from Midjourney's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Midjourney Terms of Service
Entity
Midjourney
Date stated by the document
May 27, 2026
As printed in Midjourney’s text (version CA-V-006624), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 16, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006624, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023531
Document ID
CA-D-000095
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006624)
c7d06d58c9f0e5ef267caf779260b6e1731870ec96ecefbe13dbb44cb2409a9b
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 04:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006624, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Midjourney
Document: Midjourney Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-023531
Version: CA-V-006624
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:17:13 UTC
SHA-256: c7d06d58c9f0e5ef…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/midjourney/midjourney-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-023531/broad-copyright-license-granted-to-midjourney/
Accessed: Oct. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Midjourney's Broad copyright license granted to Midjourney clause do?

This license is perpetual and irrevocable, meaning Midjourney retains broad rights to the user's Content even after the user stops using the Services.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are required to grant Midjourney extensive and permanent rights over their Content as a condition of using the Services.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 250 platforms. See the full comparison.

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