“Cognition assigns to you all right, title, and interest in Output. You own all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to Customer Data...”
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The assignment of all right, title, and interest in Output means the customer holds full ownership of what the Services generate, not merely a license to use it.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a second independent proposition regarding ownership of Customer Data, which was omitted from the canonical claim and recorded in omitted_material.
The customer receives full ownership of Output, not a limited license.
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Usage Data is not Customer Property.
Our assignment above does not extend to other users' output or any Third Party Output.
All content and materials... provided by us or generated through our Services (our "Content") and all related intellectual property rights are the property of Credit Karma and third-party licensors
"Cognition assigns to you all right, title, and interest in Output. You own all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to Customer Data...Excerpt from Windsurf's Cognition Platform Terms of Service
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The assignment of all right, title, and interest in Output means the customer holds full ownership of what the Services generate, not merely a license to use it.
The customer receives full ownership of Output, not a limited license.
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