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Output Assignment Does Not Cover Other Users Output

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 257 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2585 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Stability AI Medium

The rights we assign to you only apply to your specific Outputs, not to other users' or third parties' Outputs.

Affirm Medium

Use of the Services does not give you ownership of any intellectual property rights in any of the content, documents or other materials you access.

Minecraft Medium

You only own what you created; you do not own our code or content.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Our assignment above does not extend to other users' output or any Third Party Output.

Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use (ROW)

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Terms of Use (ROW)
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
March 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 10, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-017156
Document ID
CA-D-00007
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
88564a001002409ff9f42239d9e83c4f7b937a25bcff5d916fcd2bf3d538a58e
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: Terms of Use (ROW)
Record ID: CA-P-017156
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:31:52 UTC
SHA-256: 88564a001002409f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/terms-of-use-row/provision/CA-P-017156/output-assignment-does-not-cover-other-users-output/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Output Assignment Does Not Cover Other Users Output clause do?

The clause states: “Our assignment above does not extend to other users' output or any Third Party Output.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 257 platforms. See the full comparison.

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