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The clear delineation of IP ownership matters for organizations concerned about whether their use of Slack's AI features or integrations could affect their ownership of outputs or analysis generated from their data.
Organizations retain ownership of their content and data uploaded to Slack, while Slack retains all rights to the platform technology; this is a standard and consumer-favorable allocation, though organizations should separately assess IP ownership terms for AI-generated outputs within Slack's features.
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"Slack retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Service, including all related intellectual property rights. No rights are granted to Customer hereunder other than as expressly set forth herein. Customer retains all right, title, and interest in and to Customer Data.Excerpt from Slack's Terms of Service
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The clear delineation of IP ownership matters for organizations concerned about whether their use of Slack's AI features or integrations could affect their ownership of outputs or analysis generated from their data.
Organizations retain ownership of their content and data uploaded to Slack, while Slack retains all rights to the platform technology; this is a standard and consumer-favorable allocation, though organizations should separately assess IP ownership terms for AI-generated outputs within Slack's features.
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