A bit of sanity in generative AI debate.

"The judge disagreed, however, on the grounds that the code suggested by Copilot was not identical enough to the developers' own copyright-protected work, and thus section 1202(b) did not apply."

It should boil down to whether the end result is identical enough to the original material, the criterion with which we judge on human-created content anyway.

A bit of sanity in generative AI debate.

"The judge disagreed, however, on the grounds that the code suggested by Copilot was not identical enough to the developers' own copyright-protected work, and thus section 1202(b) did not apply."

It should boil down to whether the end result is identical enough to the original material, the criterion with which we judge on human-created content anyway.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/08/github_copilot_dmca/