Attributed viewpoint

Grimmelmann calls for other ways to assess copying

James Grimmelmann says the paper gives reason to think attribution will fail for “interesting models,” and that technologists and courts will need other ways to assess copying.

James Grimmelmann·Published Aug 18, 2026

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Original excerpt

this paper provides reason to think that attribution will fail for interesting models

Context

“But . Instead, technologists and courts will need to resort to other methods for assessing copying.”

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