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> Perhaps because there is a (small) risk of leaking confidential information through its output. If Microsoft/Github ever made that argument, that also means
by mpol 4y ago
> Perhaps because there is a (small) risk of leaking confidential information through its output.
If Microsoft/Github ever made that argument, that also means that when Copilot is using GPL software as input, the output can only be released under the GPL.
- emilfihlman 4y agoNot true. Copyright licenses don't apply to small snippets, no matter if you think they do, and learning and applying other people's code isn't prohibited by the license, and thank god, can't be prohibited.
- stickfigure 4y agoA short passphrase or key is not copyrightable, but definitely confidential.