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Yes, the passion to defend copyright trolling for isEven functions (an example included in the filing) from people here is bizarre. I can't decide if people ju

Yes, the passion to defend copyright trolling for isEven functions (an example included in the filing) from people here is bizarre. I can't decide if people just hate Microsoft enough that a future where you must pay to include an iseven function in your code is a price worth paying to give them a bloody nose, or there are just a large contingent of users making millions off their GPL code who are put out. More seriously yes, copilot damages copyright (or is perceived to) and that is a good outcome irrespective of the actor. I will never see eye to eye with people defending the existing legal framework.

joe_the_user 4y ago
The idea that using copilot "damages" copyright seems ill-considered. Suppose a commercial software company just took GPL-licensed software and openly incorporated into their own code and then sold. Would that "damage" copyright also? Remember, there's no legal principle that says "if we catch violating copyright, your stuff is now free". The copyright holder can sue for damages or to stop distribution and that's it. People like Larry Ellison of Oracle have claimed they just steal GPL'd stuff 'cause it there. But Oracle defends it's copyrighted code very aggressively. Oppositely, the GPL is intended to allow more open access than public domain in a time where commercial companies want to take anything they can get.