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		sjy on June 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GitHub Copilot If the model is a derivative work, why wouldn’t works generated using the model also be derivative works?

gpm on June 30, 2021 [–]

Because a derivative work must "as a whole, represent an original work of authorship".

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/101

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