“The Microsoft Services Agreement says "Your Content remains Your Content"...We don't own the original stuff that you create.”
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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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"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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