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In February I posted a message to this list concerning generative AI systems known to be trained with commonly available free software source providing computer code. libreplanet-discuss (thread) Feb 2023 https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2023-02/threads.html I was not aware that a few months before, in November 2022, a group of programmers had filed a suit against Github, Microsoft and OpenAI, claiming that Github was violating their stated terms of service and the generative AI system was illegally removing copyright license notices. The defendants desired to have the case dismissed. They argued that the source code remains available; their current practice does not forfeit anything from the plaintiffs. The presiding judge has decided that the plaintiffs have sufficient ground for the case to be accepted. Key points brought forth by them will at least be heard. The defendants are aware that their system produces output with copyright license notices removed. Those who don't see the license notice are not going to respect the terms. This will provide opportunities to exploit free software in ways that the original authors would have never anticipated. This is a case free software authors and users should pay attention to. I believe the FSF should make an official statement now or at some point in the near future. --- GitHub Copilot litigation Joseph Saveri Law Firm & Matthew Butterick https://githubcopilotlitigation.com/ --- GitHub and OpenAI fail to wriggle out of Copilot lawsuit - The Register https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/12/github_microsoft_openai_copilot/ _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
