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seems to be similar to the argument "GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27736650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item
by oolonthegreat 5y ago
seems to be similar to the argument "GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27736650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27736650 : "GPL people should not push for a extension of the copyright because that will strengthen the power of giant corporations", which is completely bogus to me.
- dang 5y agoIt would be good to explain what exactly is bogus. Otherwise a comment like this doesn't really say much more than "nuh uh".
- oolonthegreat 5y agoI thought it was blatantly dishonest: "GPL people should ignore GPL violations because pursuing them will make them look like the giant corporations" is clearly not a defendable argument (although I might be building a strawman here)
- mjg59 5y agoI'm not saying we should ignore GPL violations. I'm saying we should consider whether the greater benefit for free software would be in them not being violations in the first place.
- Dylan16807 5y agoPursuing violations is a very different thing from wanting an extension of copyright. It's very valid to want the former and not the latter.