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OpenAI discussions about deleting pirated books not privileged, US judge rules

By Emma Whitford ( November 24, 2025, 22:00 GMT | Insight) -- OpenAI inappropriately maintained that it did not willfully infringe authors’ copyrighted works even as it blocked discovery into potentially conflicting evidence, US Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang wrote Monday. The company has therefore waived its privilege over communications about its deletion of pirated books. Wang's review of some of the logs at issue suggests that OpenAI’s communications are “likely probative of willfulness," the order states.OpenAI inappropriately maintained that it did not willfully infringe authors’ copyrighted works even as it blocked discovery into potentially conflicting evidence, US Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang said Monday. The company has therefore waived its privilege over communications about its deletion of pirated books, she wrote....

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