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0 pointsralph843y ago0 comments

That's them saying you can't sue them if the code Copilot suggested doesn't work.

Regarding someone else suing you because you used Copilot, their terms say:

> GitHub will defend Customer against any claim brought by an unaffiliated third party to the extent it alleges Customer’s authorized use of the Service infringes a copyright, patent, or trademark or misappropriates a trade secret of an unaffiliated third party.

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int_19h3y ago

For CoPilot, the "use" would be asking it to give you completions, not shipping the product that contains those completions.

Also, the ToS for "additional products", which specifically covers CoPilot, has this to say:

"The code, functions, and other output returned to you by GitHub Copilot are called “Suggestions.” GitHub does not claim any rights in Suggestions, and you retain ownership of and responsibility for Your Code, including Suggestions you include in Your Code."

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