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Perpetual License
Definition
A license to use content that never expires. Unlike a time-limited license, a perpetual license grants the licensee (typically the brand) the right to use the creator's content indefinitely—often combined with 'irrevocable' and 'worldwide' terms.
For Creators
A perpetual license means the brand can use your content forever. This dramatically increases the economic value of the content being produced. Insist on additional compensation for perpetual rights, especially if content features your face, name, or likeness.
For Brands
Perpetual licenses provide maximum flexibility for evergreen content assets, product pages, and long-running campaigns. They eliminate the administrative burden of tracking license expiration dates.
⚠ Red Flag Warning
A perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license is often buried in the standard IP section of creator agreements. This clause can bind creators to zero ongoing compensation even if the brand profits from the content for decades.
Sample Contract Language
“Creator grants Brand a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, publicly display, and prepare derivative works of the Content solely in connection with Brand's promotion of the Product.”
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Appears in 3 contracts
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License Agreement (Kathy Ireland / NuGene)
kathy ireland Worldwide, Inc. (CA) · November 4, 2014 · EDGAR
Talent Agreement (NABUFIT / Talent)
NABUFIT Global Inc. · 2017 · EDGAR
License and Preservation Agreement (Laird Hamilton & Gabrielle Reece / Laird Superfood)
Laird Superfood, Inc. · May 26, 2020 · EDGAR