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NYC judge: OpenAI must turn over communication with lawyers about deleted databases
Judge Ona Wang found OpenAI's shifting claims on deleting over 100,000 pirated books undermined attorney-client privilege protections in a key copyright suit.
- On Monday, Manhattan Federal Court Magistrate Judge Ona Wang ordered OpenAI to produce all internal lawyer communications about why it deleted Books1 and Books2, including previously withheld references to LibGen.
- OpenAI's shifting explanations for deleting Books1 and Books2, initially citing non-use then asserting privilege, followed plaintiffs' claims the 2022 deletions involved over 100,000 LibGen books downloaded in 2018.
- The consolidated suit includes major publishers and tech firms, naming Microsoft and OpenAI with plaintiffs like the Authors Guild, George R.R. Martin, John Grisham, Daily News, Tribune Publishing, and MediaNews Group.
- A spokesperson for OpenAI told Law360 that it intends to appeal, while Judge Wang said a jury must hear the basis for OpenAI's purported good faith.
- As part of the consolidated suit, the ruling could affect future AI-data discovery, with Books1 and Books2 allegedly containing more than 100,000 LibGen books used to train AI products.
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NYC judge: OpenAI must turn over communication with lawyers about deleted databases
A federal judge ruled that OpenAI needs to turn over all its internal communications with lawyers about why it deleted two massive troves of pirated books from a notorious “shadow library” that the tech company is accused of using to train ChatGPT. Manhattan Federal Court Magistrate Judge Ona Wang ruled Monday that the tech giant’s shifting reasons for deleting the data tanked any argument that those reasons could be protected by attorney-client…
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