Unsealed briefs in Authors Guild v. OpenAI allege executives knew book piracy was illegal
The Guild’s release links the filings themselves; read those rather than either side’s summary.
Newly unsealed filings in the Authors Guild’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft allege that employees used books from pirate sources and that executives knew it was unlawful. The plaintiffs include the Authors Guild, John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and Jodi Picoult; the companies dispute the claims.
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Library Genesis
After exploring Unsealed Briefs in Authors’ Case v. Microsoft/OpenAI, for background on the "sketchy Russian website", read Library Genesis.
Background on the shadow library at the center of the filings: a file-sharing project giving free access to books and papers that are otherwise paywalled.
Wikipedia · Wade · 5 min
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Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google, Inc.
After exploring Unsealed Briefs in Authors’ Case v. Microsoft/OpenAI, for the case AI companies lean on, read Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google, Inc..
The other side’s best precedent: a decade-long case (2005–2015) over Google scanning millions of books into a searchable database, decided on fair use.
Wikipedia · Swim · 30 min
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