What is an exclusive license?

An exclusive license is a type of copyright license that grants a user exclusive rights over a copyrighted work. This means that the licensor, or the copyright owner of the work, cannot legally give anyone else the same license or rights to use the work. In Texas, a copyright owner can grant an exclusive license to another person or company for the right to reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, and create derivative works based on the copyrighted work. With an exclusive license, the copyright owner grants one person or entity the sole right to use or benefit from the copyrighted work, meaning that no one else would be able to do the same. Exclusive licenses are valuable because they give the licensee, or the person or company that obtained the license, exclusive control over the copyrighted work.

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