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0 pointsomoikane4y ago0 comments

An example of how much copied code is worth:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_...

For this content:

   a nine-line rangeCheck function, several test files, the structure, sequence and organization (SSO) of the Java (API), and the API documentation.

The cost was: "statutory damages up to a maximum of US$150,000".

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varenc4y ago· 2 in thread

I don’t believe the nine lines of code was the relevant part leading to damages. It was the fact that Google copied this entire API design (SSO) for Java. I don’t think GPT-3 is in danger of doing that.

notpushkin4y ago

Also don't forget that the Supreme Court has ruled that APIs aren't copyrightable after all (or at least fall within fair use).

eurasiantiger4y ago

Now I understand why US IT consulting corporations have expanded into multinationals

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