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0 points4death42y ago0 comments

The images themselves may not be subject to copyright, but you can still enter into a contract that says you won’t use generated images without paying for them.

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jahewson2y ago· 2 in thread

You can’t because copyright law supersedes contract law and copyright law states that such rights are exclusive - thus contract law cannot be used to usurp or invent a copying restriction. Licensing is the exclusive right of the copyright owner and when no copyright exists there can be no license (or de facto equivalent).

4death4OP2y ago

It’s not a copyright restriction. It’s a restriction on using the service.

jahewson2y ago

It’s not though, it’s a restriction on using the material produced by the service. Any contract terms regarding such are superseded by copyright law - the only rights belonging to the owner are those granted by copyright law and the only restrictions that may be placed are those that copyright law permits.

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