[$] Class action against GitHub Copilot

The GitHub Copilotoffering claims to assist software developers through the application ofmachine-learning techniques. Since its inception, Copilot has beenfollowed by controversies, mostly based onthe extensive use of free software to train the machine-learning engine. The announcement of aclass-action lawsuit against Copilot was thus unsurprising. The lawsuitraises all of the expected licensing questions and more;while some in ourcommunity have welcomed this attack against Copilot,it is not clear that this action will lead to good results.