GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright

Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by user5994461 on Monday July 05, 2021 @12:22PM (#27739512)

>>> No no no. Licenses are NOT contracts.

Yes yes yes, licenses are contracts.

That just got set in stone by the French appeal court and backed by a decision from the CJEU few months before (the European court of Justice).

Case 19 March 2021 https://www.legalis.net/jurisprudences/cour-dappel-de-paris-...

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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by dominicjj on Monday July 05, 2021 @01:48PM (#27740221)

Enjoy. I'm sure I'm not alone in completely ignoring the opinion of French judges and the European Court of Justice.

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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by ben0x539 on Monday July 05, 2021 @03:48PM (#27741246)

Just for context, the author of the article you're commenting on is Julia Reda, a EU copyright activist and a former member of the EU parliament. While I likewise don't have too much use for the legal opinion of French courts, I think we can afford to cut her some slack for focusing on legal interpretations in her native jurisdiction.

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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by dominicjj on Monday July 05, 2021 @04:43PM (#27741648)

Fair enough. She is correct about licenses in her jurisdiction.

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Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright by stale2002 on Monday July 05, 2021 @02:37PM (#27740690)

If you don't care about what the courts say, I am not sure why you are making legal claims here.

When it comes to legal matters, the only thing that matters is the opinion of the court system.

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