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If a trained language model exactly reproduces copyrighted text, is there any question about whether copyright still applies?
by leereeves 5y ago
If a trained language model exactly reproduces copyrighted text, is there any question about whether copyright still applies?
- TchoBeer 5y agoThis is a useless hypothetical, no language models do that
- heavyset_go 5y agoAnd yet there are plenty of examples of Copilot reproducing copyrighted code verbatim, like is does in this example[1] that was posted on HN. [1] https://twitter.com/mitsuhiko/status/1410886329924194309 https://twitter.com/mitsuhiko/status/1410886329924194309
- jen20 5y agoThis is precisely what Copilot does, regularly.
- benhurmarcel 5y agoBut then the infringement is done by the person who publishes that output, not by the text editor that copies the code.