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This post examines the legal challenges the so-called copyleft effect creates in the age of AI-powered software development. Because AI coding tools frequently draw on open-source code, the question arises whether AI-generated code counts as a derivative work, and is therefore subject to copyleft license obligations. Companies risk having their own proprietary code "infected" when they integrate such components, forcing them to disclose it as well. The article shows how systematic open-source compliance management minimizes these liability risks, so you can capture the upside of open source and AI without overlooking the legal pitfalls.