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seems to be similar to the argument "GitHub Copilot is not infringing copyright" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27736650 : "GPL people should not push for a extension of the copyright because that will strengthen the power of giant corporations", which is completely bogus to me.

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It would be good to explain what exactly is bogus. Otherwise a comment like this doesn't really say much more than "nuh uh".

I thought it was blatantly dishonest: "GPL people should ignore GPL violations because pursuing them will make them look like the giant corporations" is clearly not a defendable argument (although I might be building a strawman here)

Pursuing violations is a very different thing from wanting an extension of copyright. It's very valid to want the former and not the latter.

I'm not saying we should ignore GPL violations. I'm saying we should consider whether the greater benefit for free software would be in them not being violations in the first place.

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