DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

Posted Jun 24, 2022 20:50 UTC (Fri) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering by NYKevin
Parent article: DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

> For the purposes of determining whether X is a derivative work of Y, the judge looks at X, Y (its contents, not its license), and the copyright statute. Nothing else.

And if that's not enough for him to make up his mind?

That *SHOULD* be all that's needed. But if that IS all that's needed, why can't we all make our own minds up? Surely it's obvious? Why do we need Judges? It can't be THAT hard ... ?

Cheers,
Wol

DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

Posted Jun 24, 2022 21:59 UTC (Fri) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325) [Link]

Sure, you can write the government a letter saying that you're seceding from your country and making up your own laws. It's not going to accomplish anything, but you can do it anyway.