Paying for a Minecraft Realms subscription gives you only a limited right to use the service under these terms, not any ownership of the server or the Realms infrastructure.
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If Mojang changes, discontinues, or restricts Realms, users have no ownership claim to the service or the server infrastructure, though their own content (like world data) remains theirs.
Interpretive note: Cancellation and refund rights are delegated to third-party platform rules rather than specified in this EULA, creating uncertainty that depends on which storefront the user purchased through.
This new provision explicitly clarifies that Realms purchases grant a license rather than ownership, limiting user rights to those specified in the EULA.
View full change record →Realms subscribers who invest significant time building worlds should understand that their subscription can be cancelled or altered and they own only their content, not the service itself; the ability to back up world data to a local device (where the version supports it) is the primary mechanism for content preservation.
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"When you pay for the use of Realms, you are not buying ownership of the physical server hardware supporting your Realm - you are buying a permission to use Realms in accordance with this EULA. The only permissions you have in connection with Realms are those set out in this EULA - and the specific statutory exceptions or rights (including so called fair use or fair dealing rights) that you are otherwise entitled to by law, but they will generally apply to your Content and not Realms itself.Excerpt from Minecraft's End User License Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The framing of Realms as a licensed service engages the EU Digital Content Directive and UK Consumer Rights Act, which provide specific protections for digital services including requirements around continuity of service …
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If Mojang changes, discontinues, or restricts Realms, users have no ownership claim to the service or the server infrastructure, though their own content (like world data) remains theirs.
Realms subscribers who invest significant time building worlds should understand that their subscription can be cancelled or altered and they own only their content, not the service itself; the ability to back up world data to a local device (where the version supports it) is the primary mechanism for content preservation.
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