Any idea or suggestion you share with Minecraft can be used by them for free, with no compensation owed to you.
Users who share unsolicited ideas with Minecraft — for example in forums, social media, or support tickets — grant Mojang/Microsoft a royalty-free right to use those ideas without any payment or attribution.
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Compare across platforms →If you share a game idea or feature suggestion with Minecraft without first establishing a paid agreement in writing, you permanently waive any right to compensation if they use your idea.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision operates as a pre-emptive IP assignment clause and engages general contract law (consideration and offer/acceptance principles) in all applicable jurisdictions. It does not appear to implicate specific consumer protection statutes directly, but the FTC Act Section 5 could apply if the clause is not sufficiently disclosed to users who submit ideas through channels that appear to invite compensable contributions. In the EU, the Unfair Contract Terms Directive (93/13/EEC) may scrutinize this clause if deemed an unfair standard term in a consumer contract. (2)
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