Anyone who continues to release AI-generated code today is acting with at least conditional intent to infringe the law.

16.10.2025

Jitendra Palepu

AI

From Efficiency to Exposure: The Rise of Vibe Coding Today, developers rarely write every line of code from scratch. Most software is built on layers of existing libraries. Traditionally, this meant reusing vetted, attributed, and properly licensed open-source code. Enter “vibe coding” — the practice of using generative AI tools to quickly produce scaffolds, utility functions, or even core business

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Artificial Intelligence Sued for Open Source Piracy

18.10.2023

Dr. Andreas Kotulla

AI

Copilot, an artificial intelligence-based system for automatically generating source code, has just been sued for $9 billion in damages for “software piracy.” This amount is based on a calculation from 3.5 million copyright infringements allegedly committed by the system, at the compensation of $2,500 damages per case. What is the background? Artificial intelligence (AI) is now appearing in all areas

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Artificial intelligence sued for open source piracy

17.01.2023

Dr. Andreas Kotulla

AI

For the first time in the history of artificial intelligence, one has now been sued for possible copyright infringement: In November 2022, developer Mathew Butterick announced that he, along with the law firm Joseph Saveri, wants to sue the creators of “Copilot” for what he sees as copyright infringement. The suit is against an artificial intelligence-based tool that allows developers

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