Section 4.1 states that Customer retains ownership of its inputs and owns all outputs generated by the Services, with OpenAI expressly assigning any rights it may hold in outputs to Customer.
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This provision establishes a contractual IP assignment of output rights from OpenAI to Customer, subject to the qualification that ownership applies to the extent permitted by applicable law, which may affect enforceability depending on how courts and regulators treat AI-generated content in specific jurisdictions.
Interpretive note: The practical scope of output ownership depends on unresolved questions of copyright law regarding AI-generated content in multiple jurisdictions, and the agreement's qualification that ownership applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law preserves this uncertainty.
The agreement assigns Customer ownership of all outputs generated through the Services, subject to the qualification that this applies to the extent permitted by applicable law. The agreement also notes that because outputs may not be unique, similar content may be generated for other users.
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Compare across platforms →"As between Customer and OpenAI, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Customer: (a) retains all ownership rights in Input; and (b) owns all Output. OpenAI hereby assigns to Customer all OpenAI's right, title, and interest, if any, in and to Output.Excerpt from OpenAI's Business Terms
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This provision establishes a contractual IP assignment of output rights from OpenAI to Customer, subject to the qualification that ownership applies to the extent permitted by applicable law, which may affect enforceability depending on how courts and regulators treat AI-generated content in specific jurisdictions.
The agreement assigns Customer ownership of all outputs generated through the Services, subject to the qualification that this applies to the extent permitted by applicable law. The agreement also notes that because outputs may not be unique, similar content may be generated for other users.
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