I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as training for Copilot

Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by nathias on Sunday July 04, 2021 @03:12AM (#27727846)

How is it different to a dev reading your code and implementing it?

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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by hfkwnfb on Sunday July 04, 2021 @03:50AM (#27727978)

If a dev reads GPL code and reimplements it then the new implementation must be GPL (within fair use).

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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by nathias on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:07AM (#27735912)

I'm not talking about copying but learning by reading code, you then synthesize the code you read surely you don't expect any copyright law to apply in such cases.

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