Lay The Terms

Plain-English glossary

Content license

Permission you give a platform to host, display, copy, process, or reuse content you upload.

Why it matters

Some license rights are needed to operate a service, but broad licenses can cover promotion, sublicensing, AI training, or commercial reuse.

Words to watch for

worldwideroyalty-freesublicensabletransferablederivative works

Plain-English example

You may own your content, but the platform gets permission to use it in specific ways.

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