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0 pointsAjedi321y ago0 comments

> if you see it as 'their' data (legally true)

Is that actually true? Reddit may indeed have a license to use that data (derived from their ToS), but I very much doubt they actually own the copyright to it. If I write a comment on Reddit, then copy-paste it somewhere else, can Reddit sue me for copyright infringement?

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jedberg1y ago

They own a non-exclusive worldwide right to it. You own the copyright, they have a license to use it however they see fit.

account421y ago

> They own a non-exclusive worldwide right to it.

They demand that right. That doesn't mean they actually have a right to use the content in ways that are not directly required for the operation of the website or that are otherwise surprising to the average user. Putting something in the TOS doesn't always make it a valid contract.

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