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

Re:GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copy... by theteapot on Sunday October 16, 2022 @10:38PM (#33229340)

> The reason why it's easy to match Copilot results back to the original source is that the users are starting with prompts that match their public code, deliberately to cause prompt regurgitation.

Sounds like MS has devised a massive automated code laundering racket.

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Re:GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copy... by ISL on Sunday October 16, 2022 @11:06PM (#33229471)

Seems more like a massive class-action copyright target, potentially at ($50k/infraction) x (the number of usages).

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Re:GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copy... by bugfix-66 on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:03AM (#33229975)

Good. Where do I sign up?

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Re:GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copy... by ISL on Monday October 17, 2022 @07:39PM (#33241048)

Find a good and ambitious copyright attorney with some free capacity.

Also, register your code with the copyright office.

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Re:GitHub Copilot, with “public code” blocked, emits my copy... by theteapot on Monday October 17, 2022 @05:29AM (#33231400)

Both.

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