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Re:GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion by cdrini on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:50AM (#33244631)
Correct, it doesn't hold up generally. But it doesn't need to. It holds up here. We do not try things when there is exceptional risk or cost in the trying. Here there is no cost to trying, so it does not make sense not to try.

I believe the argument being made is that in _actual, real-world_ use of copilot, no copyright infringement happens. So it's not just about usefulness.

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Re:GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion by gizzlon on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @07:38AM (#33245783)
> I believe the argument being made is that in _actual, real-world_ use of copilot, no copyright infringement happens. So it's not just about usefulness.

How would you know though? The burden of proof is on Copilot. Especially now that it has been shown to spit out copyrighted code.

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