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Copyleft advocates flag AI rewrites of licensed codebases

Original: @ cwebber Are you keeping a list of projects that are attempting to rewrite # copyleft codebases using LLM-gen-AI? I kno

Free software developer Bradley Kuhn asked Christine Webber whether she tracks projects using generative AI to rewrite copyleft codebases, citing the chardet project as an example. Kuhn says the chardet work stalled but he will continue with a copyright attorney to run an AFC test, and plans to document the process. The exchange highlights growing concern that AI rewrites may strip copyleft obligations from licensed software.

Why now: Legal and licensing questions around AI-generated rewrites of copyleft code are an active concern in the free software community.

Bradley KuhnChristine Webberchardetcopyleft.orgSoftware Freedom Conservancy

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• @ cwebber Are you keeping a list of projects that are attempting to rewrite # copyleft codebases using LLM-gen-AI? I know about the # chardet situation, and while the project got delayed, I will be working with a # copyright attorney to do an AFC¹ test. I'm gonna document the… · bkuhn@copyleft.org · 8

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