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Re:Claim: Private GitHub repos included in AI dataset by altairprime on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @04:59PM (#39771965)
In the US: Fair use disregards licenses. Fair use can be found to apply, or found not apply, by a court of law. Archival of information is generally felt to be Fair use, as is Search indexing.
Re:Claim: Private GitHub repos included in AI dataset by ThunderSizzle on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @05:58PM (#39772484)
The real argument is when is AI re-use of copyrighted material a violation of copyright. That is a large grey area that will probably be determined in favor of large corporations and not in favor of individuals. (As in, Disney can use AI writers to copy you, but you won't be allowed to copy Disney)
Re:Claim: Private GitHub repos included in AI dataset by ryan-c on Wednesday March 20, 2024 @05:59PM (#39772502)
Software Heritage aggressively insists on French law... which does not have fair use.