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Re:Should GitHub be sued for training Copilot on GPL code? by onpensionsterm on Thursday June 23, 2022 @09:19AM (#31848687)
If you accidentally recite someone else's work, it's still plagiarism.
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Re:Should GitHub be sued for training Copilot on GPL code? by UncleMeat on Thursday June 23, 2022 @09:58AM (#31849209)
I am absolutely certain that I have written sentences that are word-for-word identical to sentences other people have written. Should I be sued?
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Re:Should GitHub be sued for training Copilot on GPL code? by onpensionsterm on Thursday June 23, 2022 @10:14AM (#31849424)
You're describing something that happens regularly. Especially in music.
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Re:Should GitHub be sued for training Copilot on GPL code? by UncleMeat on Thursday June 23, 2022 @12:34PM (#31851537)
That's the point.

Accidentally including the same material in something new is not immediately infringement.

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