body: Lets say I create a program that generates random text based on a seed value.
  
  
  I then create a secondary program, which uses incremental seeds with the initial program to generate several trillion strings of text. It compares each string against a library of copyrighted works to see if there are matches, and writes down the seed alongside the name of the work if it does.
  
  
  The end result is a list of seeds that can be used with the original program to generate a specific copyrighted work.
  
  
  What would then be the legal status of these seeds? Would sharing them be considered copyright infringement?
  
  
  
title: How would copyright law affect a seedable random text generator?