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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by MontyCarloHall on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:45PM (#27724765)
The legal term for this is scènes à faire[0], and there is quite a bit of legal precedent covering exactly the cases you bring up.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scènes_à_faire

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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by canada_dry on Saturday July 03, 2021 @05:02PM (#27724899)
> Limits of the scènes à faire doctrine are a matter of degree — that is, operate on a continuum.

Copilot is certainly pushing that envelope.

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