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Research Article: Your Realm may be breaking the EULA

EditorialPublished May 23, 2024Byシリアル-V

The article argued that many monetized Realms may be violating Minecraft’s EULA, stating that Realm owners are not allowed to sell access, ownership, items, abilities, or other in-game benefits tied to a Realm. It also emphasized that Realms are not meant to function as commercialized servers and warned that Mojang enforcement could lead to suspended access or removal of Realm-related content if those rules are broken.

This is a summary of the Realms section of the EULA. These rules only apply to Realms (on both editions), not to normal, privately-hosted Servers. We have consulted Mojang's enforcement team to clarify the rules' intended interpretation in order to make sure that this information is accurate. We will send screenshots of this shortly.

As stated in the EULA, you cannot:

sell, lease, rent, transfer, give away, or otherwise deal in access to your Realm or receive financial, commercial or other benefits for letting other people play on your Realm.

  1. Commercial Activities:
    • Any monetization of a Realm, including selling ownership, access to play, or anything on the Realm, such as items, abilities or in-game currency is prohibited, and can subject to enforcement.
  2. Intellectual Property:
    • You cannot claim ownership of the Minecraft game, its content, or the physical server hardware supporting your Realm.
  3. User Conduct:
    • You must not ask people you haven't met in real life to meet up in person.
    • You must act appropriately when interacting with other people on your realm.

TL;DR: Monetization of a Realm, claiming ownership of Minecraft features, and asking people to meet you in person are prohibited. If your Realm is breaking the EULA, you should make some changes to be in compliance. Realms are not designed to be commercialized/monetized Servers, and the rules set are meant to reflect that. Realm monetization is subject to Mojang IP Enforcement, and can lead to the removal or suspension of access to your Realm or user content.

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/eula