OpenAI Feared "Optics" of what might appear on Hacker News

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Article URL: https://authorsguild.org/news/ag-v-openai-top-execs-knew-mass-book-piracy-was-illegal/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49863864 Points: 325 # Comments: 277…

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  • Article URL: https://authorsguild.org/news/ag-v-openai-top-execs-knew-mass-book-piracy-was-illegal/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49863864 Points: 325 # Comments: 277…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:19:33 UTC.

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