( August 1, 2025, 7:31 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Coders have not shown that artificial intelligences produce code identical to their own, and interpreting federal law to cover works that merely resemble a copyrighted work would produce “staggering” results, Microsoft Corp. and online code platform GitHub told the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a response brief. Meanwhile, in a quartet of amicus curiae briefs, the court heard that reading the identicality requirement broadly would undermine the purpose of copyright law and threaten create a “super-copyright” and encourage dubious litigation....