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By uploading Your Content, you represent and warrant to us that you have all necessary rights and licenses to do so and automatically grant us a license to use Your Content as provided under Section 7 below.
The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any part of the Services, unless expressly permitted in this Agreement, is strictly prohibited.
The Microsoft Services Agreement says "Your Content remains Your Content"...We don't own the original stuff that you create.
"We own the Yelp Content, including but not limited to visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design, compilation...computer code, products, software, aggregate star ratings, and all other elements...Excerpt from Yelp's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “We own the Yelp Content, including but not limited to visual interfaces, interactive features, graphics, design, compilation...computer code, products, software, aggregate star ratings, and all other elements...”
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