Any game suggestions you submit to Mojang are free for them to use without compensation, unless you obtain prior written agreement from Mojang before submitting the suggestion.
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This provision allocates intellectual property rights for user-generated suggestions to the entity and establishes a procedural requirement for compensated submissions. It clarifies that the entity incurs no financial or legal obligation to consider or act upon unpaid suggestions.
Users who submit feature ideas or suggestions to Mojang without first establishing a written compensation agreement have no claim to payment or credit if Mojang uses those suggestions in the game or services.
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"If you come to us with a suggestion for Minecraft, that suggestion is made for free and we have no obligation to accept or consider it. This means we can use or not use your suggestion in any way we want and we don't have to pay you for it. If you think you have a suggestion that we would be willing to pay you for, please do not tell us your suggestion unless you have first told us you want to be paid and we have responded in writing by asking you to submit the suggestion.— Excerpt from Minecraft's Minecraft End User License Agreement
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Unsolicited ideas clauses are common in software and entertainment company terms and primarily engage contract and intellectual property law rather than a specific regulatory framework. The enforceability of such clauses may vary by jurisdiction, particularly in countries where consumer protection law limits the scope of broad pre-submission waivers. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. This is a standard protective provision for a large software company managing community feedback. The provision includes a carve-out allowing users to establish a paid submission arrangement in advance, which preserves a mechanism for formal ideation engagement. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: In some EU jurisdictions, contractual clauses that operate as broad pre-submission waivers on consumer-generated ideas may face scrutiny under unfair contract terms frameworks, though this type of provision is widely used across the industry. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Third-party developers or studios seeking to pitch concepts to Mojang should ensure they obtain the required prior written acknowledgment before disclosing any suggestion they intend to seek compensation for. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: No specific compliance action is required for most users. Organizations or developers with valuable proprietary concepts related to Minecraft should follow the prescribed written pre-notification process before any disclosure to Mojang.
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This provision allocates intellectual property rights for user-generated suggestions to the entity and establishes a procedural requirement for compensated submissions. It clarifies that the entity incurs no financial or legal obligation to consider or act upon unpaid suggestions.
Users who submit feature ideas or suggestions to Mojang without first establishing a written compensation agreement have no claim to payment or credit if Mojang uses those suggestions in the game or services.
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