Re: Ballot option: Allow AI-Assisted Contributions
Aigars Mahinovs <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:08:24 +0200
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2026 at 12:52, Aigars Mahinovs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thankfully we operate in the software domain where all of these elements > are entirely non-copyrightable. The header files and API specifications as > well as use-cases would be the appropriate similes in the software world > and there is clear case law ruling those to be non-copyrightable, most > famously in the SCO vs Unix series of lawsuits. > > I forgot to mention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_Inc. that is even more relevant here. It went all the way to Supreme Court and won on fair use grounds.