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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Compare across platforms →"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 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.
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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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