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You retain all ownership rights in your Customer Content subject to any license or other rights granted herein.
As between you and Canva, you own all right, title and interest in and to your User Content.
We hereby assign to you all our right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output.
"All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the Content and Services and any and all copies thereof, are owned by Valve and/or its or its affiliates' licensors. All rights are reserved, except as expressly stated herein.Excerpt from Steam's Subscriber Agreement
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The clause states: “All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the Content and Services and any and all copies thereof, are owned by Valve and/or its or its affiliates' licensors. All rights are reserved, except as expressly stated herein.”
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