I have what may be a very ignorant question: if model-generated code may not be copyrighted due to a requirement of human authorship (current US Copyright Office policy), does it therefore follow that model-generated code may not be licensed under any terms whatsoever? Meaning anything from MIT to GPLv3?
I recognize no answers here would constitute legal advice, but I would love to hear from legal experts on this.
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2026-04-03 17:30:36 UTC
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