alt Hacker NewsUS legal consensus has set the precedent that "AI" output can't be copyrighted. Thus, technically no one can really own or re-license prompt output.
Re-licensing public domain uncopyrightable work as GPL/LGPL is almost certainly a copyright violation, and no different than people violating GPL/LGPL in commercial works.
Linus is 100% wrong on this choice, and has introduced a serious liability into the foundation upstream code. =3
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kam • yesterday at 4:32 AM
> Being in the public domain is not a license; rather, it means the material is not copyrighted and no license is needed. Practically speaking, though, if a work is in the public domain, it might as well have an all-permissive non-copyleft free software license. Public domain material is compatible with the GNU GPL.
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>Re-licensing public domain work as GPL/LGPL is almost certainly a copyright violation
Remember kids never get your legal advice from hn comments.