GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copyrighted code

Re:GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copy... by lbotos on Sunday October 16, 2022 @05:28PM (#33227345)

> That can't possibly be a valid claim, right?

I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding is that while the "1640's violin composition" itself may be out of copyright, if I record myself playing it, my recording of that piece is my copyright. So if you took my file (somehow) and used it without my permission, and I could prove it, I could claim copyright infringement.

That's my understanding, and I've personally operated that way to avoid any issues since it errs on the side of safety. (Want to use old music, make sure the license of the recording explicitly says public domain or has license info)

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Re:GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copy... by lupire on Sunday October 16, 2022 @05:52PM (#33227489)

The problem is that YouTube AI thinks your recording is the same as every other recording, because it doesn't understand the difference between composition and recording.

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Re:GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copy... by insanitybit on Sunday October 16, 2022 @06:18PM (#33227665)

Yes, that sounds right to me. But that's not relevant to "Joe Whoever played it and got sued".

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