Who can copyright a book by ChatGPT?
Plus a collection of smart ideas about writing from my curation bucket.
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ChatGPT makes a fantastic partner for story and character development, brainstorming and honing fresh alternatives by the dozen. Another AI tool called Claude is often better at writing and revision than ChatGPT, and Perplexity shines at opening leads to factual points, historical threads, and similar possibilities.
The thing you'll want to watch out for are the shifting issues surrounding copyright of AI-assisted text. The law is not settled as to where the line is between AI-assisted and AI-generated content.
Also, in terms of protecting the privacy of your unique ideas, not everyone puts stock in the reliability of AI companies' claims and policies for opting out of retaining and using your data for AI training. At this point in the evolution of AI use, approach all these issues with eyes wide open.
Join me in exploring who can copyright something written by ChatGPT and more, as we grow in our practice of The Writes of Fiction.
Greenleaf Book Group’s legal counsel explains court rulings on AI
“A lot of people will look at that and think, ‘Well, what the hell is the difference then between this tool that I'm using, and something like a camera, or recording equipment, something like that, because those are tools to write, like, like that stuff is like I'm using it, and it's I'm actually not making that photograph. It's the camera, right? Like, what, what's the difference here?’
“The difference in those and a copyright office says in the case law says that, once again, it's in that creative control with these machines—Midjourney, ChatGPT—you cannot actually dictate the outcome of the input that you put into it. You'd have no idea, you put it in there, and it's just going to create whatever the hell it wants, and you really have no idea.”—Listen to or read the rest at Greenleaf Book Group.
More on best business practices for authors: “Most writers have read the wide-eyed articles from newly-agented writers detailing the pressure of revising and returning edits on a tight schedule and working with an assigned editor. But what if you’re the one hiring the editor? By their nature as entrepreneurs, every independent editor’s business practices vary. Ask your editor about these common expectations and practices before agreeing to any work.”—Read the rest at Best practices for working with an independent editor.