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Licences, territories, media & term · Core

Non-exclusive licence

Also called: nonexclusive license

ELI5

A licence that allows the owner to grant equivalent rights to others.

Used in conversation

“Please confirm non-exclusive licence before the project is sold or released.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Non-exclusive licence” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • Exclusive licenceAn exclusive licence restricts competing grants within its scope; a non-exclusive licence allows the same rights to be licensed to others.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.