OpenAI hits subreddit with copyright claim for using ChapGPT logo — r/chatGPT used the official ChatGPT logo

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The mods of r/ChatGPT, a subreddit for ChatGPT and OpenAI discussions with 5.4 million members, received a copyright strike from Reddit for using ChatGPT's logo as its profile picture. As first reported by 404 Media, r/ChatGPT's mods posted a thumbs-up emoji with the screenshot on the r/ChatGPT subreddit saying, "We have received a copyright complaint from openai.com alleging unauthorized use of their copyrighted logos in r/ChatGPT."

The r/ChatGPT subreddit has no affiliation with OpenAI, so using the ChatGPT logo might confuse some users. However, it explicitly points this out in its description and disclaimer widget. Nevertheless, someone sent a takedown request to r/ChatGPT, meaning the subreddit must change its logo. In line with this, the mods started a competition among its Redditors for a new non-infringing profile photo.

According to the u/HOLUPREDICTIONS, the mod who posted the screenshot, "most of the OpenAI employees I have talked to have been super nice and appreciative of the subreddit. It could very well be an issue on Reddit's end since they do not verify if the copyright claim is even coming from the company so that anyone can add any email address apparently: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModSupport/comments/vdtpan/copyright_infringement_dmca_reports/." They added, "Very odd that out of r/OpenAI, r/GPT3, and other subreddits, only r/ChatGPT received this message."

Because of this, we're unsure who submitted the copyright claim. However, the community's backlash against the OpenAI has been swift and brutal. For example, u/Elsa_Versailles commented, "Ironic for a company who scraped the entire internet." u/ABenevolentDespot also added, "We paused for a moment from our relentless theft of all copyrighted IP in the entire world and noticed someone is stealing our copyrighted IP. We need them to stop doing that."

It is good news for the community, especially as OpenAI recognizes how valuable the subreddit is for ChatGPT and the company. As a testament to this, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman went live on the r/ChatGPT subreddit to answer questions about its Model Spec document, which "specifies desired behavior for our models in the OpenAI API and ChatGPT."

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  • Jeff Butts
    The company that stole millions of thousands of words worth of content from publishers all over the world is whinging about its copyright being infringed.

    Irony, thy name is OpenAI,
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  • EMI_Black_Ace
    The great irony is that ChatGPT has undoubtedly used metric buttloads of content from Reddit to train its model.
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  • Jeff Butts
    Oh, you know what? After deeper reading, it appears the complaint probably didn't even come from OpenAI, because anybody with a valid email address can file for a copyright strike on Reddit. Then there's the fact that OpenAI quickly gave the subreddit written permission to use the logo.
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  • EMI_Black_Ace
    Still funny as heck.
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  • thisisaname
    Did not know they had a logo rather just some letters ChatGPT

    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/ChatGPT-Logo.png
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  • hotaru251
    unauthorized use of OpenAI's copyrighted logos.

    from a business that steals others stuff as its business :|
    Reply