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> How can it properly attribute it? There it is. If you have to ask that question, it follows that co-pilot isn't the right tool for developers to use in the f

> How can it properly attribute it? There it is. If you have to ask that question, it follows that co-pilot isn't the right tool for developers to use in the first place. Would you - or your employer - want to risk a lawsuit because you inadvertently copied code that's actually released under a license with particular terms of use? "Oh, my due diligence went as far as trusting Microsoft and their product for making sure any and all rights where cleared before their tool provided me code." is a meager excuse in a court case when the original author of said code decides to sue you. > Little bits of code should not be copyrightable in the first place. I can't copyright a single sentence fragment. True. You can't copyright single fact statements. But clearly, there are cases where co-pilot suggests way more then that. It's also true that most people don't really consider how stringent copyright laws really are until they are affected by the consequences of their actions (fines, suits, cease & desist,...). > it's very rare to use a big chunk of code from copilot without changes That's a tentative claim.

Kiro 4y ago
> Would you - or your employer - want to risk a lawsuit because you inadvertently copied code that's actually released under a license with particular terms of use? Copilot doesn't do this unless you bait it with very obvious prompts. But to answer your question: yes, never worked at a company that actually cares about licenses. It's a mirage. No-one ever gets sued. If your code is out there it will be used and abused and everyone gets away with it.
- CaptArmchair 4y ago
  > No-one ever gets sued. ... Yet.
eloff 4y ago
> Would you - or your employer - want to risk a lawsuit because you inadvertently copied code that's actually released under a license with particular terms of use? Yes. In actuality none of the code I've seen out of copilot is likely to be an issue. This is a mostly theoretical problem that is even less likely to be litigated. If you can't use copliot at work because of this, your lawyers have too much say inside the company, or management is too risk averse. Also fuck copyright law. It's messed up. I'm not saying get rid of copyrights, but it needs a serious overhaul that is not getting.

Kiro 4y ago

> Would you - or your employer - want to risk a lawsuit because you inadvertently copied code that's actually released under a license with particular terms of use? Copilot doesn't do this unless you bait it with very obvious prompts. But to answer your question: yes, never worked at a company that actually cares about licenses. It's a mirage. No-one ever gets sued. If your code is out there it will be used and abused and everyone gets away with it.

CaptArmchair 4y ago
> No-one ever gets sued. ... Yet.

eloff 4y ago

> Would you - or your employer - want to risk a lawsuit because you inadvertently copied code that's actually released under a license with particular terms of use? Yes. In actuality none of the code I've seen out of copilot is likely to be an issue. This is a mostly theoretical problem that is even less likely to be litigated. If you can't use copliot at work because of this, your lawyers have too much say inside the company, or management is too risk averse. Also fuck copyright law. It's messed up. I'm not saying get rid of copyrights, but it needs a serious overhaul that is not getting.