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> That only matters if expression of the original project really does end up in the rewrite, doesn't it? No, I don't think so. I hate comparing LLMs with human
by oytis 8mo ago
> That only matters if expression of the original project really does end up in the rewrite, doesn't it?
No, I don't think so. I hate comparing LLMs with humans, but for a human being familiar with the original code might disqualify them from writing a differently-licensed version.
Anyway, LLMs are not human, so as many courts confirmed, their output is not copyrightable at all, under any license.
- toyg 8mo agoUh, this is just a curiosity, but do you have a reference for that last argument? If true, it would mean most commercial code being developed today, since it's increasingly AI-generated, would actually be copyright-free. I don't think most Western courts would uphold that position.
- duskdozer 8mo agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47232289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47232289
- pseudalopex 8mo agoThe headline was misleading. The courts avoided to decide what Thaler could have copyrighted because he said he was not the author.