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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Out of curiosity I asked it to make a Harry Potter part 8 fan fiction, and surprisingly it did. But I really don't think that's problematic. There's already an insane amount of fan fiction out there without the names swapped that I can read, and that's all fair use.

I mean hell, there are people who actually get paid to draw fictional characters in sexual situations that I'm willing to bet very few creators would prefer to exist lol. But as long as they don't overstep the bounds of fair use, like trying to pass it off as an official work or submit it for publication, then there's no copyright violation.

The important part is that it won't just give me the actual book (but funnily enough, it tried lol). If I meet a guy with a photographic memory and he reads my book, that's not him stealing it or violating my copyright. But if he reproduces and distributes it, then we call it stealing or a copyright violation.