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Re:GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion by jeltz on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:07AM (#33246000)
I have code of mine which has been uploaded to GitHub without my permission (other than it being licensed under GPL or MIT, no contributor agreement). I cannot see how that would be covered.

Additionally copyright infringement can be a criminal matter in my country and the Swedish prosecutors have certainly not signed these agreements.

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Re:GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion by justinclift on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:23AM (#33246134)
The way GitHub is acting here, it seems to be a case of "if no-one takes us to court and sticks through to the end, then we can do whatever the hell we want". aka "Most people complaining are just making noise".

CoPilot doesn't seem to be a terrible implementation, instead it seems to be relying on it operating in a grey area. So they're going for broke, to try and get wide enough adoption that it becomes a fait accompli.

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