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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by a3w on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:04PM (#27724443)
In germany, there is no fair use exception to copyright. Also, there is no IP most software principles: e.g. writing a specific loop, that even an (weak) AI could suggest, would probably be too simple to be protected.

What could be valid is a right to not mimic collections, but that would mean you cannot clone the Copilot, as input is mapped to a non-trivial collection of outputs.

Disclaimer: IANAL, but I do dabble in IT-law.

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