Comment by lelanthran
16 hours ago
> The bot (and therefore microsoft) doesn't get any copyright at all.
But then neither do you, for every commit that was marked with copilot.
16 hours ago
> The bot (and therefore microsoft) doesn't get any copyright at all.
But then neither do you, for every commit that was marked with copilot.
What makes you say that?
If a monkey uses a typewriter, there's no copyright.
If I use a typewriter with a monkey, I get copyright and the monkey doesn't.
Why would the monkey need copyright for me to get copyright?
> If I use a typewriter with a monkey, I get copyright and the monkey doesn't.
Right, because monkeys cannot be granted copyright. If you use a typewriter along with Microsoft, the resulting copyright will be owned jointly.
This story isn't about a monkey claiming co-authorship, it's about Microsoft claiming co-authorship.
> This story isn't about a monkey claiming co-authorship, it's about Microsoft claiming co-authorship.
I don't understand your position.
Your previous post was agreeing that Microsoft wouldn't get copyright on copilot output, wasn't it? I said the bot doesn't get copyright and you said "neither do you".
Why are you now saying Microsoft would get copyright?
Copilot is a robo-monkey owned by Microsoft.