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Except when the GPL header is missing from said code and the user has no idea it is protected, and/or the developer has no idea it was stolen
by CableNinja 3y ago
Except when the GPL header is missing from said code and the user has no idea it is protected, and/or the developer has no idea it was stolen
- olalonde 3y agoIf the license is missing, it is a violation of the license and there is legal recourse. Just like if someone did the same thing manually.
- CableNinja 3y agoYes, and thats my point. AI wont include it, user wont know it should be GPL, developer wont know it was stolen. This is a whole can of problematic worms
- olalonde 3y agoThis can be solved with automated tools that review your code for copyright violations. But to be honest, this is a non-issue. Copilot (and co) rarely outputs copyrighted code verbatim and when it does, it's usually too small or too trivial to fall under copyright protection. I made a prediction last year that no one will get sued from using Copilot generated code and I believe it has held so far[0]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31849027 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31849027