When you post content on Uber's platform, you give Uber a broad, permanent license to use, copy, modify, and share that content globally, including the right to pass that license on to others.
This analysis describes what Uber'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
This license grant is broad in scope, covering modification and sublicensing of user-submitted content, and is stated as irrevocable and perpetual, meaning Uber retains these rights even if you delete your account or the content.
The agreement states that any content users submit to the platform is licensed to Uber on a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free basis, with sublicensing rights, for use in connection with operating and providing services; this applies for as long as the intellectual property protection lasts.
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"By creating an Account, you grant Uber a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual (or for the term of the protection), non-exclusive, transferable, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, to use, copy, modify, create derivative works based upon, distribute, publicly display, publicly perform and distribute your Content in connection with operating and providing the Services and Content to you and to our other users.Excerpt from Uber's Terms of Use
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This license grant is broad in scope, covering modification and sublicensing of user-submitted content, and is stated as irrevocable and perpetual, meaning Uber retains these rights even if you delete your account or the content.
The agreement states that any content users submit to the platform is licensed to Uber on a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free basis, with sublicensing rights, for use in connection with operating and providing services; this applies for as long as the intellectual property protection lasts.
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