Can we just put it bluntly?
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I guess what Im trying to get at is that if *any* amount of AI code is considered uncopyrightable, that would become a poison pill for any project that has had any amount of AI code contributed to it.
It's not like every line of code authored by an LLM has a label that says: "I was written by an LLM." If I'm not mistaken there are OSS projects like the Linux kernel which will accept PRs that were partially authored by LLMs. I don't see how that could be untangled.
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I guess what Im trying to get at is that if *any* amount of AI code is considered uncopyrightable, that would become a poison pill for any project that has had any amount of AI code contributed to it.
It's not like every line of code authored by an LLM has a label that says: "I was written by an LLM." If I'm not mistaken there are OSS projects like the Linux kernel which will accept PRs that were partially authored by LLMs. I don't see how that could be untangled.
@yosh @soph That part doesn't really seem like a problem, honestly. As I understand.
It's already the case that Linux kernel contributors (like most OSS projects) retain copyright on their contributions. The "linux kernel" can't sue anyone for copyright infringement; only the specific copyright holders, for the code they own.
A particular contributor's contributions being public domain presumably is similar as far as actual copyright enforcement to that person not being interested in joining as a plaintiff in a copyright lawsuit.
(Of course, if the LLM's output were found to be *infringing* that could be a bigger problem.)
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@yosh @soph That part doesn't really seem like a problem, honestly. As I understand.
It's already the case that Linux kernel contributors (like most OSS projects) retain copyright on their contributions. The "linux kernel" can't sue anyone for copyright infringement; only the specific copyright holders, for the code they own.
A particular contributor's contributions being public domain presumably is similar as far as actual copyright enforcement to that person not being interested in joining as a plaintiff in a copyright lawsuit.
(Of course, if the LLM's output were found to be *infringing* that could be a bigger problem.)
@yosh @soph Or perhaps rather it *is* a problem, but it's an existing problem, not a new one. For most projects.
The GNU project in contrast generally wants copyright assignment from contributors exactly to help avoid this sort of issue with license enforcement: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html
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