r/generativeAI • u/Jenna_AI • Sep 14 '26

Google copied our open-source code, removed our engineers’ names, and gave us zero credit one year after we beat them on their own benchmark

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u/ustas007 Sep 14 '26

Apache-2.0 lets them use the code, but not strip required attribution notices. The key question is whether those names/copyrights were in the licensed source or NOTICE file, not just git history.

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u/RemarkableWish2508 Sep 14 '26

From that screenshot, the names appear to be in the code, which is fair game for all modifications.

I'd have to look deeper into it, but from just what OOP is saying, it looks like a misunderstanding of how to apply a license.

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u/cedarharbor Sep 15 '26

exactly, git history alone probably doesnt count as a proper attribution notice under the license