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this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2026
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https://reuse.software/faq/#uncopyrightable
The REUSE specification recommends claiming copyright even if it's machine generated. Is this incorrect information?
EDIT: Also, how is copyrighting code from an AI different than copyrighting an output from a compiler?
To your edit: A compiler will make the exact same output from the same input. An LLM will make different outputs from the same prompt and may give you someone else's code verbatim
A compiler doesn't have to make the exact same output, nor does an LLM have to make differing outputs, and a compiler uses someone else's code to transform your code into something else.