# Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over GitHub Copilot AI Coding Assistant

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-github-copilot-ai-coding-assistant/286482>\
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**Created:** [July 10, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-github-copilot-ai-coding-assistant/286482 "2024-07-10T09:50:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-over-github-copilot-ai-coding-assistant/286482/1 "2024-07-10T09:50:43Z")

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**Summary:**

1. A U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco largely dismissed a class-action lawsuit against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI over GitHub Copilot.
2. The lawsuit claimed Copilot violated open-source licenses by using public GitHub code for AI training.
3. The court allowed the breach of open-source license violations claim to proceed but dismissed claims for restitution, unjust enrichment, and punitive damages.

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