GitHub Copilot is ‘unacceptable and unjust,’ says Free Software Foundation
The position of the FSF is severely misrepresented by the title. Open the full article, you&#x27;ll see that all FSF says is GitHub Copilot is proprietary software and SaaS, and <i>all forms</i> of proprietary software and SaaS are unacceptable and unjust. What about the copyright issue of machine learning, then? FSF says it&#x27;s a new thing with many open questions, they are not really sure, right now they are calling for whitepapers from the public to hear your comments [0].<p>I think it&#x27;s a reasonable position to take. Reducing the scope of fair use to strengthen copyleft is a double-edged sword, as it simultaneously makes copyright laws more restrictive, such a ruling can potentially be used by proprietary software vendors against the FOSS community in various ways. It&#x27;s an issue that requires careful considerations.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fsf.org&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;licensing&#x2F;fsf-funded-call-for-white-papers-on-philosophical-and-legal-questions-around-copilot" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fsf.org&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;licensing&#x2F;fsf-funded-call-for-whit...</a>