The argument that 'machines can learn from the code to produce something novel' doesn't bode well given copilot may very well produce code that is straight up cut and paste.
This just seems like a massive lawsuit waiting to happen.
What happens when you discover that you're using '20 lines of code from some GPL'd thing'?
What will your lawyers say? Judges?
It seems to me that if you use Copilot there's a straight up real world chance you could end up with GPL'd code in your project. It doesn't matter 'how' it got there.
I don't understand therefore how any commercial entity could allow this to be used without absolute guarantees they won't end up with GPL'd code. Or worse.
This just seems like a massive lawsuit waiting to happen.
What happens when you discover that you're using '20 lines of code from some GPL'd thing'?
What will your lawyers say? Judges?
It seems to me that if you use Copilot there's a straight up real world chance you could end up with GPL'd code in your project. It doesn't matter 'how' it got there.
I don't understand therefore how any commercial entity could allow this to be used without absolute guarantees they won't end up with GPL'd code. Or worse.