“as long as you don't sell them for money / try to make money from them”
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This clause prevents users from monetizing Mods, limiting what users can do commercially with creations they otherwise own.
Interpretive note: The excerpt presents this prohibition as a condition ('as long as you don't'), implying it is part of a broader conditional permission structure. The full scope of what is permitted or conditioned upon this restriction is not captured in the canonical claim.
Even though you own original Mods you create, you are prohibited from selling them for money or trying to profit from them.
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Game currency and virtual goods may never be redeemed for actual monetary instruments, goods or other items of monetary value from Microsoft or any other party.
Game currency and virtual goods may never be redeemed for actual monetary instruments, goods or other items of monetary value from Microsoft or any other party.
"as long as you don't sell them for money / try to make money from themExcerpt from Minecraft's End User License Agreement
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This clause prevents users from monetizing Mods, limiting what users can do commercially with creations they otherwise own.
Even though you own original Mods you create, you are prohibited from selling them for money or trying to profit from them.
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