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by pmarreck 1318 days ago
It can be modified to not do that (example: mutating the code to a "synonym" that is functionally but not visually identical).

It can also be modified to be opt-in-only (only peoples' code that they permit to be learned on, can use the product)

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Perhaps you are right, and it could be so modified.

Could be, but isn’t. And that matters.

plagiarism with some words swapped is still plagiarism