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Minecraft · Minecraft End User License Agreement · View original document ↗

Purchase grants download install play rights

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 298 of 352 platforms
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When you buy our games, that means you can download, install, and play them.

Excerpt from Minecraft's End User License Agreement

Provision details

Document information
Document
Minecraft End User License Agreement
Entity
Minecraft
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001968, captured April 25, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-024786
Document ID
CA-D-000118
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001968)
19402dbd79928a9b20554b42a8d489277df94cac48267264426cca45708846ea
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 15:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-001968 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Minecraft
Document: Minecraft End User License Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-024786
Version: CA-V-001968
Captured: 2026-04-25 06:09:17 UTC
SHA-256: 19402dbd79928a9b…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/minecraft/minecraft-end-user-license-agreement/provision/CA-P-024786/purchase-grants-download-install-play-rights/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does Minecraft's Purchase grants download install play rights clause do?

The clause states: “When you buy our games, that means you can download, install, and play them.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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