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This clause allocates intellectual property rights and compensation obligations for unsolicited suggestions. It establishes a bright-line rule preventing claims that the entity owes payment or consideration for ideas submitted through normal channels, while preserving the entity's ability to negotiate separately for commercially-sensitive submissions.
Users who submit suggestions operate under terms authorizing the entity to implement those suggestions without payment or attribution. The provision requires users seeking compensation to establish a prior written agreement before disclosure; absent such agreement, any subsequently-disclosed suggestion becomes available for use at no cost.
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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
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This clause allocates intellectual property rights and compensation obligations for unsolicited suggestions. It establishes a bright-line rule preventing claims that the entity owes payment or consideration for ideas submitted through normal channels, while preserving the entity's ability to negotiate separately for commercially-sensitive submissions.
Users who submit suggestions operate under terms authorizing the entity to implement those suggestions without payment or attribution. The provision requires users seeking compensation to establish a prior written agreement before disclosure; absent such agreement, any subsequently-disclosed suggestion becomes available for use at no cost.
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