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This clause establishes Spotify's operational rights to incorporate user-generated content into service delivery and product development without ongoing licensing fees or restrictions on sublicensing. The irrevocable and perpetual nature of the grant means these rights do not terminate upon user account closure or service discontinuation.
Users grant Spotify broad authority to use submitted content in connection with the service, including the ability to sublicense that content to third parties. The license persists indefinitely and does not require user consent for each use or reuse of the content.
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"You hereby grant to Spotify a non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free, fully paid, irrevocable, worldwide license to reproduce, make available, perform and display, translate, modify, create derivative works from, distribute, and otherwise use any such User Content through any medium, whether alone or in combination with other Content or materials, in any manner and by any means, method or technology, whether now known or hereafter created, in connection with the Spotify Service.— Excerpt from Spotify's Spotify Terms and Conditions
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This clause establishes Spotify's operational rights to incorporate user-generated content into service delivery and product development without ongoing licensing fees or restrictions on sublicensing. The irrevocable and perpetual nature of the grant means these rights do not terminate upon user account closure or service discontinuation.
Users grant Spotify broad authority to use submitted content in connection with the service, including the ability to sublicense that content to third parties. The license persists indefinitely and does not require user consent for each use or reuse of the content.
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