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HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors' Work to AI Company (www.404media.co)
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[โ€“] chickenf622 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If this is opt-out by default it's at least not a complete dick move. The hard limit of $2500 compensation for opting in? Definitely a dick move.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's still a dick move, because Harper Collins has a huge amount of oligopoly power. Any supposed concession is likely of no real use to any authors who rely on the big companies to get published.