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.
> if model-generated code may not be copyrighted due to a requirement of human authorship ... does it therefore follow that model-generated code may not be licensed
Someone may *assert* a licence, but may lack a basis on which to enforce it. They should struggle to uphold a claim for infringement of copyright, if there is no copyright to infringe.
If it is not a licence, but a contract, then it becomes more interesting.
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Neil Brown