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from Microsofts standpoint the shot across the bow for open source licenses is clear: do you have enough lawyers and experts to convince a gerontocracy of the l
by nimbius 4y ago
from Microsofts standpoint the shot across the bow for open source licenses is clear: do you have enough lawyers and experts to convince a gerontocracy of the legislative branch of the US government that its not "okay because its AI" because if you dont, then thanks for the code nerd.
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- tannhaeuser 4y agoIdk if MS is on the safe here. There's a straightforward legal theory for suing, and also parties such as EFF and others with a war chest and the determination to clarify this. Does MS provide indemnification to Copilot customers/users if those are sued by others? My advice would be to stay clear of Copilot.
- LegitShady 4y agoit sounds like a good basis for a class action lawsuit, where the class are the people who own the licensed code whose license microsoft is ignoring.
- account42 4y agoCan't wait to get my three fiddy for my open source repos.
- anonymoushn 4y agoSeems like I'll get paid for this a while after I get paid for TurnItIn selling a product based on stealing my work
- Spivak 4y agoIf you think the US doesn't have enough existing legal theory on copyright to litigate this then you're crazy. It will be on MS to show that it isn't infringement.
- verve_rat 4y agoNow add in 100 other legal jurisdictions. I haven't looked, but I assume Copilot is available outside the US?
- marcosdumay 4y agoI really want MS to try that theory in a court and win. That will destroy the propaganda that the Law is there to protect content creators better than anything the people against copyrights can come-up with.