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		defen on Dec 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft forked MIT licensed repo and changed the... What happens when some random person uploads your code (acquired from your website) to GitHub?

leephillips on Dec 25, 2021 [–]

It depends on how that code is licensed. Possibly the random person gets served with a summons. Possibly nothing.

jen20 on Dec 25, 2021 | [–]

Well, that is what updating the license accomplishes.

I’d be interested to know if code subject to DCMA takedown would be removed from the copilot training set…

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