You wrote:

> The issue comes when taking information you haven't paid for, and then locking it into a machine you charge for.

This is two distinct complaints:

1) Using information they've not paid for

2) Charging for the outputs

You also wrote:

> It would be an entirely different story if OpenAI was indeed open and the resulting model was available for all.

This implies that you don't have a problem with #1 (using information without paying) but you do have a problem with #2 (charging for the outputs).

So my point wasn't that #1 is okay (as much as I dislike copyright law as it stands, corporations should follow the law, just as individuals are forced to) but rather than I find #2 to be okay, in isolation.