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SIDE-BY-SIDE · 2 OF 3
Two platforms.
Same questions.
Microsoft Copilot
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Microsoft does not claim ownership of user inputs. The Services Agreement states: "Microsoft doesn't claim ownership of any content you provide, post, input, or submit to, or receive from, the AI services."
OUTPUT
Microsoft defers output IP determination to users. The Agreement states: "You'll need to make your own determination regarding the intellectual property rights you have in output content and its usability."
TRAINING
Users are prohibited from using Microsoft AI services or data from them "to create, train, or improve (directly or indirectly) any AI technology." Microsoft retains rights to process and store inputs for safety monitoring.
COMMERCIAL
Some Microsoft AI services are designated "for your personal and noncommercial use." Commercial use eligibility varies by product and subscription tier.
Not yet scored — verified corpus incomplete.
Midjourney
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Midjourney's Terms grant users ownership of their prompts. However, by using the service, users grant Midjourney a license to use prompts.
OUTPUT
Users own outputs for personal/Pro plans. Companies with >M revenue must use Pro or Mega plan for ownership. By default all content is public and remixable.
TRAINING
Privacy policy explicitly states data is collected "through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms." ToS grants a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, sublicensable license to all user content and outputs — this license applies regardless of subscription tier or Stealth Mode. Stealth Mode (Pro/Mega plan) only prevents other *users* from seeing your content publicly; it does not restrict Midjourney's own license or data access.
COMMERCIAL
Paid plans: commercial use permitted with full ownership. Free plan: non-commercial use only under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0). Enterprise: enhanced commercial terms available.
70 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Midjourney carries the most permissive license terms of the set; Microsoft Copilot has no scored posture yet (unrated).FOR ENTERPRISE: MICROSOFT COPILOT NOT YET SCORED · MIDJOURNEY NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | MICROSOFT COPILOT | MIDJOURNEY |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
P
SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Microsoft Copilot
UNRATED
Microsoft does not claim ownership of user inputs. The Services Agreement states: "Microsoft doesn't claim ownership of any content you provide, post, input, or submit to, or receive from, the AI services."
No citation available
Midjourney
LOWHIGH
Midjourney's Terms grant users ownership of their prompts. However, by using the service, users grant Midjourney a license to use prompts.
“- Prompts that you provide (including text, images, and those generated from spoken input and summarized into text), and other content such as photos, videos, documents, and messages that you input into the Services”
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Microsoft Copilot
UNRATED
Microsoft defers output IP determination to users. The Agreement states: "You'll need to make your own determination regarding the intellectual property rights you have in output content and its usability."
No citation available
Midjourney
HIGH
Users own outputs for personal/Pro plans. Companies with >M revenue must use Pro or Mega plan for ownership. By default all content is public and remixable.
No citation available
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
Microsoft Copilot
UNRATED
Users are prohibited from using Microsoft AI services or data from them "to create, train, or improve (directly or indirectly) any AI technology." Microsoft retains rights to process and store inputs for safety monitoring.
No citation available
Midjourney
HIGH
Privacy policy explicitly states data is collected "through the process of training Midjourney machine learning algorithms." ToS grants a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, sublicensable license to all user content and outputs — this license applies regardless of subscription tier or Stealth Mode. Stealth Mode (Pro/Mega plan) only prevents other *users* from seeing your content publicly; it does not restrict Midjourney's own license or data access.
No citation available
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Microsoft Copilot
UNRATED
Some Microsoft AI services are designated "for your personal and noncommercial use." Commercial use eligibility varies by product and subscription tier.
No citation available
Midjourney
HIGH
Paid plans: commercial use permitted with full ownership. Free plan: non-commercial use only under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0). Enterprise: enhanced commercial terms available.
No citation available
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Microsoft Copilot
UNRATED
—
No citation available
Midjourney
MEDHIGH
Free/Standard: content publicly visible and remixable. Pro/Mega: Stealth Mode available — hides content from public gallery but Midjourney retains full irrevocable license. Companies >USD 1M/yr revenue require Pro/Mega plan for output ownership.
“The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain th…”
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Microsoft Copilot
UNRATED
—
No citation available
Midjourney
LOWHIGH
Free/Standard: content publicly visible and remixable. Pro/Mega: Stealth Mode available — hides content from public gallery but Midjourney retains full irrevocable license. Companies >USD 1M/yr revenue require Pro/Mega plan for output ownership.
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