[fsflover]

> The allegation is it generates code that constitutes a copyright violation.

The weights of the Copilot very likely contain verbatim parts of the copyrighted code, just like in a zip archive. It chooses semi-randomly which parts to show and sometimes breaks copyright by displaying large enough pieces.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33458603

[nickelpro]

Speculation, and furthermore the model itself isn't distributed to consumers.