The guidelines define what players and developers can create, share, and distribute as modifications or user-generated content based on Minecraft's game engine and assets.
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This provision determines what types of mods, custom content, and community creations are permitted, and whether creators retain rights over their own original contributions built within the Minecraft environment.
Interpretive note: The exact user-generated content and modification clause language was not available due to document truncation; this provision description is based on the known structure of Minecraft's Usage Guidelines and the document's identified subject matter.
Previous version had no excerpt; current version clarifies that fan-created content is permitted but non-commercial.
View full change record →Players who create mods, custom maps, or other user-generated content based on Minecraft's game assets should be aware that the guidelines may assert conditions on how that content can be distributed and whether Mojang or Microsoft retains any rights over derivative creations.
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This provision determines what types of mods, custom content, and community creations are permitted, and whether creators retain rights over their own original contributions built within the Minecraft environment.
Players who create mods, custom maps, or other user-generated content based on Minecraft's game assets should be aware that the guidelines may assert conditions on how that content can be distributed and whether Mojang or Microsoft retains any rights over derivative creations.
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