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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by codesections on Monday July 05, 2021 @08:28AM (#27737266)
I'm not sure either —which is why I said "may have been reasonable" instead of "was reasonable" :)

I can see an argument for doing your own research, but I can also see an argument for basing an analysis on what GitHub said in the FAQ — I'm honestly a bit surprised that Microsoft's lawyers let them say that with a product that can reproduce such large blocks of verbatim code.

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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by creshal on Monday July 05, 2021 @08:36AM (#27737324)
My guess is that their lawyers weren't consulted, and that the Github people just shipped it on their own.
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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by yunohn on Monday July 05, 2021 @10:56AM (#27738609)
That literally cannot happen in FAANG/MS, esp not when the CEO announces the product in a public blog post.
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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by swiftcoder on Monday July 05, 2021 @12:51PM (#27739785)
Yep. Individuals in a FAANG don't have the ability to launch a product without review. Just drafting a press release for a new product involves Comms oversight and VP-level approval.
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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by hnfong on Monday July 05, 2021 @05:31PM (#27742002)
It's not obvious that Microsoft is violating copyright yet. The main concern is whether the product makes others liable.

So it could be that the executives really wanted to do it, and the lawyers thought "OK, technically we're not violating anything...."

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