LLMs Launder Open‑Source Code

Developers ran an existing LGPL codebase and its tests through a large language model, then published the result as a claimed "ground‑up" rewrite under a permissive license. The move raises an unsettled legal question: can copyrighted source be converted into a new, relicenseable work by processing it with an LLM without clean‑room conditions? — If permitted, the practice would let actors strip value from open‑source projects and relicense or commercialize them, undermining contributor rights and the incentives that sustain the commons.