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I’m not a lawyer, but I really doubt it’d be illegal in the US at least. Just creating a book from ChatGPT is not against its terms of service, as “ OpenAI her

I’m not a lawyer, but I really doubt it’d be illegal in the US at least. Just creating a book from ChatGPT is not against its terms of service, as “ OpenAI hereby assigns to you all its right, title and interest in and to Output. This means you can use Content for any purpose, including commercial purposes such as sale or publication, if you comply with these Terms.” What would be against the TOS is claiming that the output is human generated, so theoretically OpenAI could sue. The courts have recently held that AI generated images are not copyrightable, so these “books” are basically just public domain content (where they aren’t directly copying existing human generated content). It’s not illegal to republish public domain content as your own. The thing that might be straight up illegal here is the reviews. Those appear to be completely fake and probably constitute fraud.

vkou 3y ago
> OpenAI hereby assigns to you all its right, title and interest in and to Output How can it do that? ChatGPT isn't capable of owning or assigning copyright, because only humans can produce copyrighted works (or enter into copyright assignment contracts - typical in employment contracts), and ChatGPT isn't human. It's giving you something that it doesn't own.
- hodgesrm 3y ago
  That's a standard phrase to make lawyers happy. It means what whatever else happens and whoever else may claim title to the work OpenAI won't come after you. They are free to put this in their terms of service; many companies will refuse to use it without such a disclaimer. Where it gets entertaining is in Section 7. Indemnification; Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitations on Liability, which contains the following gem: (a) Indemnity. You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and our personnel, from and against any claims, losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or relating to your use of the Services, including your Content, products or services you develop or offer in connection with the Services, and your breach of these Terms or violation of applicable law. [0] Unlike normal Terms of Service where the vendor accepts liability and/or indemnifies the user against IP violations or other issues, this clause turns things around. If there's a problem you the user must mount a legal defense for OpenAI. By using Chat GPT you are enrolling in the legion of its defenders. Who says contract law isn't fun? [0] https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use Edit: pedantic wordsmithing

vkou 3y ago

> OpenAI hereby assigns to you all its right, title and interest in and to Output How can it do that? ChatGPT isn't capable of owning or assigning copyright, because only humans can produce copyrighted works (or enter into copyright assignment contracts - typical in employment contracts), and ChatGPT isn't human. It's giving you something that it doesn't own.

hodgesrm 3y ago
That's a standard phrase to make lawyers happy. It means what whatever else happens and whoever else may claim title to the work OpenAI won't come after you. They are free to put this in their terms of service; many companies will refuse to use it without such a disclaimer. Where it gets entertaining is in Section 7. Indemnification; Disclaimer of Warranties; Limitations on Liability, which contains the following gem: (a) Indemnity. You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and our personnel, from and against any claims, losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or relating to your use of the Services, including your Content, products or services you develop or offer in connection with the Services, and your breach of these Terms or violation of applicable law. [0] Unlike normal Terms of Service where the vendor accepts liability and/or indemnifies the user against IP violations or other issues, this clause turns things around. If there's a problem you the user must mount a legal defense for OpenAI. By using Chat GPT you are enrolling in the legion of its defenders. Who says contract law isn't fun? [0] https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use Edit: pedantic wordsmithing