Re:Did Claude Increase Bugs in Rsync?
by dml2135 on Friday June 05, 2026 @08:33PM
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Are there any court cases you can point to that have clearly established that using LLM generated code can be a copyright violation? My understanding is that this is very far from being settled law.
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What cases can you cite that have determined it’s not?
It’s clear on its face that LLMs can and do store and reproduce copyrighted works; using a form of (somewhat) lossy data compression. And using a lossy stochastic or perceptual form of compression to reproduce a copyrighted work doesn’t somehow make it not storage or reproduction, otherwise sharing MP3 files wouldn’t be copyright infringement.
Anyone engaging in responsible risk management should assume that anything LLM-generated is infringing until determined otherwise by the courts, not the other way around.
There are billion-dollar entities preparing to fight this very question out in court as we speak.
Your interpretation of the law is certainly plausible, but it is clearly not a settled question.
If you really are so confident, go bet on Kalshi and make some easy money: https://kalshi.com/markets/kxnytoai/new-york-times-wins-open...