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Maybe its time to have versions of various open source licenses that expressly prohibit such use. GPLv4?

• kelnos 4y ago
  GitHub appears to be relying on a fair-use defense for Copilot. So it doesn't matter what license you slap on the code; if they're correct that their use constitutes fair use, as long as they can see your code, they can use it.
  • Hamuko 4y ago
    You could slap some kind of a clause in your license that forbids the use of your code in conjunction with an AI-powered code tool, and then try to sue people who use Copilot. Microsoft's claim is after all that training Copilot is fair use. Although if you find your code in a project even without such a clause, you can probably still attempt to sue them for copyright violation, since most likely they are not abiding by your license anyways.
    • IshKebab 4y ago
      No, fair use means that you can copy the code without agreeing to any license. It doesn't matter what clause you add. That's the whole point of fair use.
      • Hamuko 4y ago
        Copying code that you don't own into your own project isn't fair use.
        • IshKebab 4y ago
          Sometimes it is. That's the whole point. In any case that's not what Copilot does, unless you deliberately make it do that.
  • code-license 4y ago
    Code pilot can offer code, but can the recipient use it. Some licenses are not compatible. When copilot offers code does it link to that codes license? https://zephyrtronium.github.io/articles/copilot.html https://zephyrtronium.github.io/articles/copilot.html