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Re:Microsoft forked MIT licensed repo and changed the copyri... by defen on Saturday December 25, 2021 @10:29AM (#29684045)
What happens when some random person uploads your code (acquired from your website) to GitHub?
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Re:Microsoft forked MIT licensed repo and changed the copyri... by leephillips on Saturday December 25, 2021 @10:37AM (#29684119)
It depends on how that code is licensed. Possibly the random person gets served with a summons. Possibly nothing.
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Re:Microsoft forked MIT licensed repo and changed the copyri... by jen20 on Saturday December 25, 2021 @10:39AM (#29684129)
Well, that is what updating the license accomplishes.

I’d be interested to know if code subject to DCMA takedown would be removed from the copilot training set…

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