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User Content License Grant

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This analysis describes what Stability AI's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes Stability AI's legal authority to incorporate user content into service operations, product development, and distribution channels without requiring additional consent or compensation for each use. The sublicensing right permits Stability AI to authorize third parties to exercise these same rights over user content.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

By submitting content through the Services, users authorize Stability AI to process and distribute that content broadly under the specified license terms. The license scope permits modification and adaptation of submitted content for any lawful purpose across all current and future distribution methods.

How other platforms handle this

Walmart Medium

By posting or submitting any content on or through the Services (including, without limitation, reviews, photographs, audio, video and other material), you grant Walmart a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid, unlimited, worldwide, sublicensable, transferable license to use, copy, perfor...

TransUnion Medium

By submitting content to TransUnion, including any text, images, data, or other material, you grant TransUnion a non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and disp...

Grindr Medium

By submitting User Content through the Services, you grant Grindr a worldwide, transferable, sublicensable, royalty-free license to host, store, use, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, publish, and distribute that User Content. This license is for the limited purpose of operating, developing, ...

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By submitting, posting, or displaying content on or through the Services, you grant Stability AI a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display, and distribute such content in any and all media or distribution methods now known or later developed.

— Excerpt from Stability AI's Stability AI Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Stability AI Terms of Use
Entity
Stability AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-006345
Document ID
CA-D-00513
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
74df679aa316b742d1506ed4cb22f0dbf2fbfdc4faf5535dd964b7be0eee08c1
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 09:21 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Stability AI
Document: Stability AI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-006345
Captured: 2026-05-08 09:21:53 UTC
SHA-256: 74df679aa316b742…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/stability-ai/stability-ai-terms-of-use/user-content-license-grant/
Accessed: May 20, 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 Stability AI's User Content License Grant clause do?

The clause establishes Stability AI's legal authority to incorporate user content into service operations, product development, and distribution channels without requiring additional consent or compensation for each use. The sublicensing right permits Stability AI to authorize third parties to exercise these same rights over user content.

How does this clause affect you?

By submitting content through the Services, users authorize Stability AI to process and distribute that content broadly under the specified license terms. The license scope permits modification and adaptation of submitted content for any lawful purpose across all current and future distribution methods.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 24 platforms. See the full comparison.

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