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Automatic transfer of ownership — including over derivatives and enhancements — means users permanently lose all rights in submitted material the moment it is submitted, with no right to payment.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a blank where the acquiring entity's name should appear ('become the property of ,'), which may indicate a drafting error or redaction. The canonical claim identifies the entity as Zelle based on document context, but this introduces minor inferential uncertainty.
If you submit anything, you permanently lose ownership of that submission and any derivatives, modifications, or enhancements thereof, and you are owed no compensation of any kind.
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Automatic transfer of ownership — including over derivatives and enhancements — means users permanently lose all rights in submitted material the moment it is submitted, with no right to payment.
If you submit anything, you permanently lose ownership of that submission and any derivatives, modifications, or enhancements thereof, and you are owed no compensation of any kind.
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