By submitting any content (including reviews, photos, comments, or feedback) or ideas to Walmart Sites, users grant Walmart a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free worldwide license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and sublicense that content in any media, with no obligation to compensate, attribute, or maintain confidentiality.
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This provision establishes that content submitted by users, including product reviews, photos, comments, and ideas, is subject to an unlimited, sublicensable, perpetual license in Walmart's favor. Under this clause, Walmart retains the right to use submitted content across any media or format in perpetuity, and the irrevocable nature of the license means users cannot withdraw this grant after submission.
This provision establishes that any content or ideas submitted to Walmart Sites, including reviews, suggestions, photos, and feedback, are subject to a perpetual, irrevocable worldwide license that Walmart may sublicense to third parties through multiple tiers. The agreement states that Walmart has no obligation to compensate users for submitted content or ideas, to maintain submitted materials in confidence, or to respond to any submission.
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Compare across platforms →"You grant to Walmart a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, unlimited, nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and display (publicly or otherwise) any Content that you make available, in any media or medium, and in any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. You further agree that Walmart is free to use any Ideas for any purpose. Walmart may sublicense its rights in Content and Ideas through multiple tiers of sublicenses. Walmart is, and will be, under no obligation (1) to maintain any Content or Idea in confidence; (2) to pay any compensation for any Content or Idea; or (3) to respond to any Content or Idea.Excerpt from Walmart's Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The scope of this license may engage intellectual property law considerations, particularly for users who submit content that includes creative works in which they hold copyright.
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This provision establishes that content submitted by users, including product reviews, photos, comments, and ideas, is subject to an unlimited, sublicensable, perpetual license in Walmart's favor. Under this clause, Walmart retains the right to use submitted content across any media or format in perpetuity, and the irrevocable nature of the license means users cannot withdraw this grant after submission.
This provision establishes that any content or ideas submitted to Walmart Sites, including reviews, suggestions, photos, and feedback, are subject to a perpetual, irrevocable worldwide license that Walmart may sublicense to third parties through multiple tiers. The agreement states that Walmart has no obligation to compensate users for submitted content or ideas, to maintain submitted materials in confidence, or to …
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