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> The ChatGPT model has violated pretty much all open source licenses Are you claiming this because they used copyrighted material as training data? If so, I think you're starting from the wrong point. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but last I heard using copyrighted data is pretty murky waters legally and they're operating in a gray area. Additionally, I don't think many open source licenses explicitly forbid using…
Taking this from a different perspective, let's say that ChatGPT, CodePilot, or similar service gets trained on Windows source code. Then a WINE developer uses ChatGPT or CodePilot to implement one of the methods. Is WINE then liable for including Windows proprietary source code in their codebase even if they have never seen that code. The same would apply to any other application. What if company A uses code from co…
Top 1 misconception about open source licenses.
GPL doesn't mean if you use the code your entire project will become GPL.
GPL means if you use the code and your project is not GPL-compatible, you are committing copyright infringement. As if you stole proprietary code. If brought to the court, it would be resolved just like other copyright infringement cases.