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Re:We've filed a lawsuit against GitHub Copilot by HWR_14 on Thursday November 03, 2022 @05:10PM (#33457645)
That's the goal. To stifle using someone else's work.

Like, copyright laws are also stifling my innovative business creating BluRays of Disney films and selling them on Amazon.

Re:We've filed a lawsuit against GitHub Copilot by schleck8 on Thursday November 03, 2022 @05:17PM (#33457752)
Copyright laws aren't preventing you from learning cinematography by watching said Disney movies though, and using all their techniques for your own project.

OpenAI did a dirty job though judging by the cases of the model just reproducing code to the comment, so I can understand why one would criticize this specific project.

Re:We've filed a lawsuit against GitHub Copilot by elil17 on Thursday November 03, 2022 @06:25PM (#33458750)
That sucks for little snippets of software though, doesn’t it? It’s like copyrighting individual dance moves (not allowed under the current system) and forcing dancers to never watch each other to make sure they’re never stealing.
Re:We've filed a lawsuit against GitHub Copilot by HWR_14 on Thursday November 03, 2022 @06:32PM (#33458836)
I mean, it's not like the copyrights are keeping you from doing things. It's stopping you from looking at someone else's source. And it's not like source is easy to accidentally see like dance moves are.