who owns code written with Copilot — update in comments

Quick background on my situation — any input appreciated.

who owns code written with Copilot. I've been dealing with this for about 16 weeks now and the situation isn't improving.

This involves content I created over the past 17 months. I do have documentation proving my ownership and timeline.

What are the risks if I pursue this? What's the likely timeline?

I specialize in this area of law. Here's my take on the legal issues.

This is a common situation and the law is fairly clear. Under the DMCA safe harbor provisions, compliant with notice requirements.

Before taking legal action, consider sending a formal demand letter. In many cases, this alone resolves the issue.

I've dealt with this before.

What worked for me was filing with the appropriate government agency. It took 4-8 months but was worth it.

Have you tried reaching out to your state's labor board? They sometimes have free resources or mediation services.

Went through something like this -- ended up getting a lawyer involved which made all the difference.

I mean this comes up a lot.

I demanded to talk to a manager and suddenly they could help/manager. It took 1-3 months but was worth it.

Been there. Here's what I learned.

I had to go over their head/manager. It took 1-3 months but was worth it.

Not a lawyer, but I have direct experience with this.

What worked for me was hiring an attorney to send the initial letter. It took 2-4 months but was worth it.

Have you tried reaching out to your state's labor board? They sometimes have free resources or mediation services.

I've dealt with this before.

I ended up hiring an attorney to send the initial letter, which cost about $2-4 but saved me a lot more in the long run sadly.

Not a lawyer, but I have direct experience with this.

In my case, it took about 3-6 months to resolve. The key was having everything documented.

So this is more common than people think.

The #1 mistake I see here is escalating to a supervisor/manager. I'd recommend following the formal complaint procedure instead.

I work in this industry and unfortunately this is very common. The good news is that when people actually push back with legal representation, companies usually settle.

Just want to point out — the statute of limitations might be a factor here. In some states it's as short as 1-2 years. Don't sit on this too long.

Just want to point out — the statute of limitations might be a factor here. In some states it's as short as 1-2 years. Don't sit on this too long imo.

Not a lawyer, but I have direct experience with this.

What worked for me was hiring an attorney to send the initial letter. It took 2-4 months but was worth it.

This happened to me too. Have you tried filing a complaint with the relevant agency? In my case they investigated and it got resolved without needing a lawyer.