The terms state that GitHub asserts no ownership over AI-generated Suggestions and that users retain ownership of the code they write, including modifications to Suggestions.
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This provision establishes the contractual ownership position as between GitHub and the user for AI-generated output. However, the agreement does not address ownership questions that may arise under copyright law regarding AI-generated content, which remain subject to ongoing legal and regulatory development in multiple jurisdictions.
Interpretive note: The contractual ownership allocation is explicit, but the enforceability and scope of user ownership of AI-generated Suggestions depends on applicable copyright law, which varies by jurisdiction and remains subject to ongoing legal development.
The agreement states that users own their code and that GitHub does not claim ownership of Suggestions returned by Copilot. The practical scope of this ownership assertion under applicable copyright law, including whether AI-generated Suggestions are protectable subject matter, is not addressed in the document.
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Compare across platforms →"GitHub does not own Suggestions. You retain ownership of Your Code.Excerpt from GitHub's Copilot Product Terms
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: AI-generated content ownership engages copyright law frameworks in the US (where the Copyright Office has issued guidance indicating that purely AI-generated works may not receive copyright protection) and in the EU (under …
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This provision establishes the contractual ownership position as between GitHub and the user for AI-generated output. However, the agreement does not address ownership questions that may arise under copyright law regarding AI-generated content, which remain subject to ongoing legal and regulatory development in multiple jurisdictions.
The agreement states that users own their code and that GitHub does not claim ownership of Suggestions returned by Copilot. The practical scope of this ownership assertion under applicable copyright law, including whether AI-generated Suggestions are protectable subject matter, is not addressed in the document.
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