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This clause explicitly disclaim Minecraft's ownership over user-created original content, preserving users' intellectual property rights.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references the Microsoft Services Agreement, which may carry additional terms not captured here. The canonical claim is drawn from the direct statement 'We don't own the original stuff that you create.'
Users retain ownership of original content they create; Minecraft makes no ownership claim over it.
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Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your Marketing Content, as between you and ActiveCampaign.
By uploading Your Content, you represent and warrant to us that you have all necessary rights and licenses to do so and automatically grant us a license to use Your Content as provided under Section 7 below.
As between you and Stability, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, you retain your ownership right in the Inputs that you submit.
"The Microsoft Services Agreement says "Your Content remains Your Content"...We don't own the original stuff that you create.Excerpt from Minecraft's End User License Agreement
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This clause explicitly disclaim Minecraft's ownership over user-created original content, preserving users' intellectual property rights.
Users retain ownership of original content they create; Minecraft makes no ownership claim over it.
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