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The license is irrevocable and royalty-free, meaning Twitch retains the right to use User Content without paying the user and without the user being able to revoke that permission.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references additional sub-clauses beyond (a) that may contain further rights granted; only sub-clause (a) is quoted and analyzed here.
Once you submit User Content to Twitch, you cannot revoke Twitch's right to use, modify, distribute, or display it, and Twitch owes you no payment for doing so.
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The license is irrevocable and royalty-free, meaning Twitch retains the right to use User Content without paying the user and without the user being able to revoke that permission.
Once you submit User Content to Twitch, you cannot revoke Twitch's right to use, modify, distribute, or display it, and Twitch owes you no payment for doing so.
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