Provision record
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No Transfer of Intellectual Property Ownership to Users

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2585 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Affirm Medium

Use of the Services does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in any of the content, documents or other materials you access.

Segment Medium

Any intellectual property rights vested by Twilio under this Agreement will include the rights set forth in Article 27 (Right of Adaptation) and 28 (Original Author's Right in Derivative Works) of the Copyright Act of Japan...

Wise Medium

Remove, obscure, or alter any notice of any of our trademarks, or other Intellectual Property appearing on or contained within the Services or on any Wise Materials.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Use of the terms "own," "ownership", "purchase," "sale," "sold," "sell," "rent" or "buy"...does not mean or imply any transfer of ownership of any content, data or software or any intellectual property rights from SIE...to any user or third party.

Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
PlayStation Terms of Service
Entity
Sony PlayStation
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031377
Document ID
CA-D-00183
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3490f6cf4ee99b139d79e5abb20f589e230f0b4379012d6bbd4606c4d8130d38
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 21:02 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Sony PlayStation
Document: PlayStation Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-031377
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:02:03 UTC
SHA-256: 3490f6cf4ee99b13…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/sony-playstation/playstation-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-031377/no-transfer-of-intellectual-property-ownership-to-users/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Sony PlayStation's No Transfer of Intellectual Property Ownership to Users clause do?

The clause states: “Use of the terms "own," "ownership", "purchase," "sale," "sold," "sell," "rent" or "buy"...does not mean or imply any transfer of ownership of any content, data or software or any intellectual property rights from SIE...to any user or third party.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 256 platforms. See the full comparison.

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