Plugin pricing in the AI era

[Tiles]

I don't disagree with the USCO statement itself. I disagree with how broadly you apply it.

The key phrase is "the mere act of writing prompts." My point is that software development is fundamentally different from prompting an image generator. A complex software prompt often contains specifications, algorithms, interfaces, architecture, error handling and behavioural requirements. At some point, the distinction between "mere prompting" and software design becomes blurred.

There is also a very practical aspect. AI-assisted coding is now used throughout the software industry. GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT and similar tools have become part of everyday development workflows, from individual developers to large software companies. If your interpretation were correct, it would call into question the copyright status of an enormous amount of modern commercial software.

That alone suggests the issue is far from settled. The question of where "mere prompting" ends and human authorship begins in software development has not yet been clearly answered, especially for complex software projects.

[pekbro]

Then they should copyright the prompts. To me the copyright policy seems to have validity, in many cases.

[antto]

soon: Our Product is made with Patent-pending Prompts (wow! that's good! right?)

[pekbro]

Well the whole situation is stupid, before long there will only be a need for code wranglers, even that could be done with AI.