Re:GitHub Copilot investigation
by concordDance on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @03:54AM
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But why? It really seems to me that things like Copilot will save millions of man hours and make the world a better place. The only harms people have come up with are highly speculative and far smaller in magnitude.
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That is the underlying theory of copyright law. We make the speculation that if we don't have copyright law then people won't have the incentive to create future works.
A world without copyright would however save more than just a few millions of man hours that copilot might do. Allowing people and companies to freely use the best software available, view the best art, enjoy the most relaxing music, have the best recreational time with the best films. The only harm is the highly speculative claim that people won't be creating the best software, the best art, the best music or the best films.
Re:GitHub Copilot investigation
by concordDance on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @05:08PM
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That analogy doesn't work because unlike an art work, you can't sell a 20 line snippet.