Question

A startup's legal team is reviewing whether the company can use GitHub Copilot-generated code in a commercial product they plan to sell. They want to know who holds the rights to the suggestions Copilot produces and accepts into their codebase. According to GitHub's terms for Copilot Business, what should the legal team be told about ownership of the generated output?

Accepted Answer

To the extent permitted by law, GitHub assigns its rights in the suggestions to the customer, so ownership of the output belongs to the customer who is also responsible for its use.

Answer

GitHub retains ownership of all suggestions and grants the customer a revocable license limited to internal use only.

Answer

Ownership is jointly shared between GitHub and the customer, requiring GitHub's written consent before any commercial distribution.

Answer

The output is automatically placed in the public domain, so no party can claim ownership or restrict its reuse.