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Re:We've filed a lawsuit against GitHub Copilot by laputan_machine on Thursday November 03, 2022 @05:10PM (#33457647)
Genuinely one of the worst takes I've ever read. I'm not against the 'slippery slope' argument in principle, but this example is ridiculous.
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Re:We've filed a lawsuit against GitHub Copilot by mardifoufs on Thursday November 03, 2022 @05:23PM (#33457855)
Slippery slope? Are you familiar with judicial precedent? Being bound to precedents is central to common law legal systems, so I don't think the GP's take was so outlandish. "Slippery slopes" and "whataboutism" might be thought-terminating buzzwords online, but not in front of a judge.
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Re:We've filed a lawsuit against GitHub Copilot by ImprobableTruth on Thursday November 03, 2022 @05:39PM (#33458099)
In what way would this even remotely set a precedent for APIs?
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