>>> This is very myopic because there's a big difference between "memorizing an algorithm" and "memorizing an implementation of an algorithm". No there's isn't

>>> This is very myopic because there's a big difference between "memorizing an algorithm" and "memorizing an implementation of an algorithm". No there's isn't. An implementation of an algorithm is not copyrightable. It's specifically cited as an exception in European directives. I should say I speak more from a EU perspective. US may vary slightly. Both vary by country/state as well. There is a challenge with determining the threshold for copyrightable original work and it's not the same in every jurisdiction. That we can agree on. (I personally think comments are a big problem because they're always freeform text). In my opinion the tool should consider doing an autoformatting and removing comments, to avoid these issues.