Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot

shortrounddev2 wrote: post #3

hulitu wrote: post #2

> Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot Extinguish.

Why do you say that

Because now every copyright claim for GPL SW will hit the wall of Microsoft's lawyers.

Re: Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot

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Post by boringg » Thu, Sep 07, 2023, 5:12 PM UTC

hulitu wrote: post #4

shortrounddev2 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you say that

Because now every copyright claim for GPL SW will hit the wall of Microsoft's lawyers.

That was my first thought as well. Pay a phalanx of lawyers to shut down any case against them - only the most well funded effort would get through. The risk to attack is too high.

Re: Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot

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Post by nico » Thu, Sep 07, 2023, 5:20 PM UTC

shortrounddev2 wrote: post #3

hulitu wrote: post #2

> Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot Extinguish.

Why do you say that

It’s a reference to MS strategy:

“"Embrace, extend, and extinguish" (EEE), also known as "embrace, extend, and exterminate", is a phrase that the U.S. Department of Justice found was used internally by Microsoft to describe its strategy”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extingu...

Re: Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot

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Post by baz00 » Thu, Sep 07, 2023, 5:22 PM UTC

Having dealt with Microsoft for 30 years as both a power user and developer, "we believe in standing behind our customers when they use our products", is a lie.

Re: Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot

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Post by heavyset_go » Thu, Sep 07, 2023, 5:25 PM UTC

You can now launder GPL code with the confidence that Microsoft's world class legal team will have your back if you're sued for it.

Re: Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot

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Post by CameronNemo » Thu, Sep 07, 2023, 5:25 PM UTC

Meanwhile they strike deals with news agencies to use their content to train on... This is of going to be a hard fight, but I really hope this ends up costing MS.

Re: Microsoft will assume liability for legal copyright risks of Copilot

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Post by CameronNemo » Thu, Sep 07, 2023, 5:26 PM UTC

heavyset_go wrote: post #8

You can now launder GPL code with the confidence that Microsoft's world class legal team will have your back if you're sued for it.

I don't know why it is just GPL people talk about. MPL, Apache, MIT licenses all have additional terms beyond a basic public domain equivalent license. None of those terms are being respected.