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[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 9 points 3 weeks ago

If the AI generated code is recognisably close to the code the AI has been trained with, the copyright belongs to the creator of that code.

[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago
[-] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Since AIs are trained on copyleft code, either every output of AI code generators is copyleft, or none of it is legal to use at all.

[-] inari@piefed.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

I may be wrong but I think current legal understanding doesn't support this

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Under U.S. law, to prove that an AI output infringes a copyright, a plaintiff must show the copyrighted work was "actually copied", meaning that the AI generates output which is "substantially similar" to their work, and that the AI had access to their work.[4]

Wikipedia – AI and copyright

I've found a similar formulation in a official German document before posting my above comment. Essentially, it doesn't matter if you've ~~"stolen"~~ copied somebody else's code yourself and used it in your work or did so by using an AI.

this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2026
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