Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright
by wizzwizz4 on Monday July 05, 2021 @12:20PM
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They're sort of contracts. If you do this, you get a copyright exemption; otherwise, you don't have the legal right to do anything.
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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright
by dominicjj on Monday July 05, 2021 @04:42PM
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They have nothing to do with contracts and there's a simple test for it. When contracts are violated, then if there's litigation the parties consult the relevant contract law for how to proceed. When a license is violated, the parties consult whatever law the license was permitting an exception to. If you copy software without a license, you can be sued for copyright infringement. If you fish without a license, you can be sued for trespassing.