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3/5/2026 • EN

Can coding agents relicense open source through a “clean room” implementation of code?

Explores the legal and ethical implications of AI coding agents creating "clean room" rewrites to relicense open-source software, using the chardet Python library case.

Clean Room Implementation Coding Agents Legal Compliance Open Source Licensing Software Licensing

Simon Willison

3/5/2026 • EN

Can coding agents relicense open source through a “clean room” implementation of code?

Explores the legal and ethical implications of AI coding agents creating 'clean room' rewrites to relicense open-source software, using the chardet Python library case.

Clean Room Implementation Lgpl open source Python Software Licensing

Simon Willison

Clean Room Implementation Articles

Can coding agents relicense open source through a “clean room” implementation of code?

Can coding agents relicense open source through a “clean room” implementation of code?

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