I think the legal standard currently in the United States is that all AI output is public domain.
This means that all AI generated code is public domain at the point of it being generated.
Of course just because something is public domain that doesnt mean you have to release the code publicly. Public domain just affects what others can do with the output. It doesnt mean you have to release the code yourself.
The new Epic Games Store is apparently entirely vibe coded. So that technically would mean that the source code for it would be public domain right? But people still can't copy the store or do whatever they want as you have trademarks protecting it. And Epic is under no obligation to release the code..
I am not a lawyer. It's possible I am completely misunderstanding the situation. Is there something I am getting wrong?
> I think the legal standard currently in the United States is that all AI output is public domain.
This is definitely not true.
The only thing a court has ruled is that the AI itself cannot hold any copyrights. Not that there are none or that using LLM based tools removes all copyright.
This means that all AI generated code is public domain at the point of it being generated.
Of course just because something is public domain that doesnt mean you have to release the code publicly. Public domain just affects what others can do with the output. It doesnt mean you have to release the code yourself.
The new Epic Games Store is apparently entirely vibe coded. So that technically would mean that the source code for it would be public domain right? But people still can't copy the store or do whatever they want as you have trademarks protecting it. And Epic is under no obligation to release the code..
I am not a lawyer. It's possible I am completely misunderstanding the situation. Is there something I am getting wrong?
This is definitely not true.
The only thing a court has ruled is that the AI itself cannot hold any copyrights. Not that there are none or that using LLM based tools removes all copyright.