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"You may use the Minecraft name in a secondary name, secondary title, or description if you... Ensure that the secondary title (which includes a Minecraft name) is not the dominant element or the distinctive part...Excerpt from Minecraft's Usage Guidelines
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The clause states: “You may use the Minecraft name in a secondary name, secondary title, or description if you... Ensure that the secondary title (which includes a Minecraft name) is not the dominant element or the distinctive part...”
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