Legal analysis of code ownership for AI-assisted development tools, triggered by Anthropic's March 31 accidental publication of Claude Code's source. Discusses copyright principles established by recent US Copyright Office and Supreme Court rulings, employment IP assignments, and GPL contamination risks from training data.
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Who Owns the Code Claude Wrote?
Following Anthropic's March 31 accidental leak of Claude Code source, legal experts examine unresolved questions around copyright ownership, GPL contamination from training data, and whether AI-generated code falls under employment IP assignments.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LobstersBY sys://pipeline
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