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- 1Unsealed Briefs Reveal Executives Knew of Book Piracy in Authors' Case●Unsealed Briefs in Authors’ Case v. Microsoft/OpenAI
Newly unsealed court filings in the Authors Guild's copyright lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI indicate that top executives were aware the companies' use of pirated books to train AI models was legally questionable. The Authors Guild published a summary arguing internal knowledge of mass book piracy strengthens authors' claims of willful infringement. The documents are drawing attention as a potential turning point in the broader legal fight over AI training data.