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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by formerly_proven on Monday July 05, 2021 @11:41AM (#27739069)
Double standards ensue.

Tool that could be used to violate copyright := Gets prosecuted by MPAA and friends, legislation is passed to make use / development / distribution of such tools illegal

Bigcorp ships the ML equivalent of ALLCODE.tgz, but you actually gotta look in the no/dont/open/this/folder/gplviolations/quake.c folder := Is this adequate proof that copyright is being violated?

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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by emodendroket on Monday July 05, 2021 @11:45AM (#27739101)
Since I do not work for the MPAA, I don't see why you expect me to answer for them. Half of the article's argument is that any argument you could use to shut down Copilot would also give a lot of power to such entities if it were accepted.
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