Encyclopedia Dramatica:Copyright

Policy This article defines official ED Policy.

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The foregoing license shall be broadly construed, and shall include, without limitation the right to:

1. promote and redistribute part or all of the User Submissions (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels
2. incorporate the User Submissions on tangible or intangible products (e.g., cups, shirts, clothing) for resale or otherwise, and
3. use the User Submissions for promotional purposes, whether to promote the Websites, other ED products or services, or third party products or services.

By way of clarification and not limitation, you acknowledge that you will not be entitled to any royalties or any other payment as a result of any efforts by ED to exploit any User Submissions. By way of further clarification, ED may freely sub-license the rights that you grant it in this Section to a third party. To the extent necessary for ED to exercise its rights under the foregoing license, you hereby grant ED a perpetual, royalty-free and irrevocable license to exploit any personality, publicity, or privacy rights in and to the User Submissions and in your likeness as contained therein.