We’ve filed a law­suit chal­leng­ing GitHub Copi­lot, an AI prod­uct that relies on unprece­dented open-source soft­ware piracy.

TL;DR

Because AI needs to be fair & ethical for everyone.On October 17 I told you that I had teamed up with the amazingly excellent class-action litigators Joseph Saveri, Cadio Zirpoli, and Travis Manfredi at the Joseph Saveri Law Firm to investigate GitHub Copilot.Today’s filings:By training their AI systems on public GitHub repositories (though based on their public statements, possibly much more) we contend that the defendants have violated the legal rights of a vast number of creators who posted code or other work under certain open-source licenses on GitHub.It will just become another way for the privileged few to profit from the work of the many.Contacting usIf you’re a member of the press or the public with other questions about this case or related topics, you can contact me at mb@buttericklaw.com or the whole legal team at github_inquiries@saverilawfirm.com."

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