Re:GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright
by a1369209993 on Monday July 05, 2021 @07:14PM
(#27742711)
> > They did not copy the implementation, they copied the general idea of what the algorithm should do
> [Citation needed]
(Not really your point, as such, but) no, actually, if you claim they did something (nominally[0]) wrong, the onus is on you to provide citations showing they did it[1].
0: > From an IP absolutist standpoint
1: Well, or that they (voluntarily and explicitly) accepted some responsibility (such as a job as a police officer) that entails a higher level of scrutiny than innocent-until-proven-guilty, but that's not really relevant here.
> [Citation needed]
(Not really your point, as such, but) no, actually, if you claim they did something (nominally[0]) wrong, the onus is on you to provide citations showing they did it[1].
0: > From an IP absolutist standpoint
1: Well, or that they (voluntarily and explicitly) accepted some responsibility (such as a job as a police officer) that entails a higher level of scrutiny than innocent-until-proven-guilty, but that's not really relevant here.