Post B3GyJbAjqFEM2CML5c by xaetacore@neondystopia.world
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(DIR) Post #B3GNkIMeBFjvDXnQjA by jamie@zomglol.wtf
2026-02-12T20:23:14Z
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If you use AI-generated code, you currently cannot claim copyright on it in the US. If you fail to disclose/disclaim exactly which parts were not written by a human, you forfeit your copyright claim on *the entire codebase*.This means copyright notices and even licenses folks are putting on their vibe-coded GitHub repos are unenforceable. The AI-generated code, and possibly the whole project, becomes public domain.Source: https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/LSB/PDF/LSB10922/LSB10922.8.pdf
(DIR) Post #B3GNkNcmcgcNX2Nt4a by jamie@zomglol.wtf
2026-02-12T20:37:07Z
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It'll be interesting to see what happens when a company pisses off an employee to the point where that person creates a public repo containing all the company's AI-generated code. I guarantee what's AI-generated and what's human-written isn't called out anywhere in the code, meaning the entire codebase becomes public domain.While the company may have recourse based on the employment agreement (which varies in enforceability by state), I doubt there'd be any on the basis of copyright.
(DIR) Post #B3GNkSnxMZWhb8eNgO by jamie@zomglol.wtf
2026-02-12T20:41:01Z
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FWIW I'm not a lawyer and I'm not recommending that you do this. 😄 Even if companies have no legal standing on copyright, their legal team will try it. It *will* cost you money.But man, oh man, I'm gonna have popcorn ready for when someone inevitably pulls this move.
(DIR) Post #B3Gac2o5RBxI3R1jGa by redstarfish@freesoftwareextremist.com
2026-02-13T03:54:58.128636Z
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CC: @Suiseiseki
(DIR) Post #B3GkXiESzSb4cvwHLc by tiredbun@akko.wtf
2026-02-13T05:23:22.484361Z
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https://zomglol.wtf/@jamie/116059523957674208
(DIR) Post #B3GxytZUEs63183yOu by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2026-02-13T08:16:49.059386Z
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@jamie It is not correct that LLM copied software is in the public domain.The original license(s) applies - this is the case, no matter where the software has been.
(DIR) Post #B3GyA0oXeOWyfLPE1Y by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2026-02-13T08:18:48.733570Z
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@jamie The employee could easily be pursued under trade secret law, if the source code was considered a trade secret.
(DIR) Post #B3GyJbAjqFEM2CML5c by xaetacore@neondystopia.world
2026-02-13T08:20:33.861Z
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@Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com @jamie@zomglol.wtf When signing a contract often there is a IP clause that says everything you make on company hardware during company time or outside on that hardware is company property
(DIR) Post #B3Gzl7v4IQ0FN4ihpw by deadheat@freesoftwareextremist.com
2026-02-13T08:19:21.287701Z
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@Suiseiseki @jamie Good morning Suiseiseki, another great day to defend and support freedom
(DIR) Post #B3GzuakOU5FXNxEyC8 by Zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith
2026-02-13T08:38:09.627934Z
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@Suiseiseki @jamie >no matter where the software has been.This analogy works amazingly well since the most accurate description of what wordbots do is either shit or vomit.
(DIR) Post #B3H02ws66vCMJqpR7Q by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2026-02-13T08:39:57.461276Z
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@xaetacore @jamie Why are you regurgitating corporate propaganda?Yes, many businesses have a contract that state that the business holds the copyright for anything produced on company time, which is generally held to be valid.When it comes to things outside of company time, businesses love claiming copyright whether or not it's done on company hardware - if the government was legitimate, they would express that such claims are not valid.
(DIR) Post #B3H31kk81Cy0HBDrSy by xaetacore@neondystopia.world
2026-02-13T09:13:20.816Z
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@Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com @jamie@zomglol.wtf I was just saying what was on my last 2 contracts and i never report anything i wrote on company hardware because i think those rules are bs just as much as you do :5492_EzPepe:
(DIR) Post #B3HVqzlCk1b2Kwwrmy by fsinn@mas.to
2026-02-12T23:11:41Z
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@jamie I *am* an IP lawyer and I (along with many others) have been saying it for a while, that if the position the “AI” co’s are taking with respect to the legality of scraping “publicly available” materials were true (that all “publicly available” materials are “public domain” free to be used as raw materials without consent required), then copyright ceases to exist and all their own materials will be free for everyone else to use the very first time they’re leaked. That’ll be fun for the co.