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    "404 Media – 21 Apr 26",
    "This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright",
    "Malus.sh"
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  "textContent": "404 Media – 21 Apr 26\n\n### This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright\n\nMalus, which is a piece of satire but also fully functional, performs a \"clean room\" clone of open source software, meaning users could then sell software without crediting the original developers.\n\n> For a small price, Malus.sh will use AI to ingest any piece of software you give and spit out a new version of it that “liberates” it from any existing copyright licenses.\n\n> The site is an elaborate bit of satire designed to bring attention to a very real problem in open source, but it also does exactly what it advertises and is a real LLC that is making money by using AI to produce “clean room” clones of existing software.",
  "title": "This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright"
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