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Unsealed Briefs in Authors’ Case v. Microsoft/OpenAI

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  1. Betelbuddy · · focus · HN ↗
    The Title should be: "Top Execs Knew Their Mass Book Piracy Was Illegal And Would Put Authors Out of Work"
    1. armchairhacker · · focus · HN ↗
      Are there any studies that show it has actually put more authors out of work than the prior trendline?
      1. kQq9oHeAz6wLLS · · focus · HN ↗
        I think it's more likely to affect aspiring authors, rather than established ones.

        Sadly, like keeping track of "attempted burglaries"[0], it's impossible to know the extent.

        [0] how do you count attempts where the burglar was unsuccessful/left no trace and nobody was home to notice the attempt?

        1. ChickeNES · · focus · HN ↗
          Pretty sure we have the entire field of statistics to solve that very problem.
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