After a court ruling, it is stated that A.I.-generated images are not eligible for copyright.
This means that, per Guidelines of Spreadshirt, you are not allowed to sell A.I.-generated designs on the website.
Welcome back from holidays, legal team 
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I’ve read on the websites for DALL.E and Midjourney that the people making the ‘art’ don’t have any rights for them. Having a paid account gives ‘artists’ more rights. At the moment they are of course ‘training’ the programs with as many people as possible. So I think the rights won’t be set in stone for a while.
The rights could also be different when AI is used only as a first draft for ideas that are finalised in other programs. But it is important keep and eye on the matter.
ChatGPT now (Oct 2025) says:
As of 2025, according to OpenAI’s terms of use, you own the copyright to the images you create with ChatGPT (or DALL·E), as long as they comply with the law and OpenAI’s content policy.
Here’s the breakdown:
- You (the user) own the output — including images, text, and code — that ChatGPT generates for you.
- OpenAI retains ownership of the model and underlying technology, not your outputs.
- You can use, reproduce, sell, and publish the images freely, including for commercial purposes, unless the content violates any applicable laws or the rights of others (for example, if it includes a real person’s likeness or copyrighted material you don’t own).
- OpenAI reserves the right to use your inputs and outputs for improving its services (depending on your data settings), but this doesn’t affect your ownership.