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DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

Posted Jun 28, 2022 1:26 UTC (Tue) by hummassa (guest, #307)
In reply to: DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering by Wol
Parent article: DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

I will offer an informed alternative to your pov, Wol:

If a mathematical model produces as its output a perfect reproduction of an copyrightable and copyrighted work (something novel produced by the human mind), then said mathematical model is nothing but a copying apparatus. There is no difference between the neural model of Copilot and a big HD containing all the works it's seen, just well indexed. The output is just a copy of the copyrighted work, subject to the same protections under the laws and treaties.


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DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

Posted Jun 28, 2022 8:00 UTC (Tue) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

(And to gspr)

Oh the joys of the ambiguity of English ...

As I read it "copyright attaches to the model" - in other words there is no copyright *in* the model. But if there is copyright in the *original*, then that applies *to* the model as well ...

I think we're talking at cross purposes ... :-)

Cheers,
Wol


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