A good class action?

Posted Nov 10, 2022 19:07 UTC (Thu) by bluca (subscriber, #118303)
In reply to: A good class action? by nickodell
Parent article: Class action against GitHub Copilot

> Some commenters point out that the EU allows text/data mining for the purpose of AI. This is true, but that exception applies only for non-commercial use, which Copilot is clearly not.

Wrong. The exception applies to _everybody_. Non-commercial have additional provisions, such as not being obliged to offer an explicit opt-out (a-la robots.txt). But the copyright exception is exactly the same.

A good class action?

Posted Nov 11, 2022 15:15 UTC (Fri) by KJ7RRV (subscriber, #153595) [Link] (2 responses)

How is European copyright law relevant? This suit was filed by American lawyers representing American developers against American companies in an American court.

A good class action?

Posted Nov 11, 2022 19:59 UTC (Fri) by bluca (subscriber, #118303) [Link]

Sure, but I am European, so it is relevant to me. Also the EU is a world-wide rule-setter, so it is very important to note what it does, as it indirectly affects other jurisdictions too in many regulatory domains.

A good class action?

Posted Nov 17, 2022 19:52 UTC (Thu) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325) [Link]

This is a novel area of law. The lawsuit may be in the States now, but the issue as a whole is going to be everywhere within a year or two.