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		chongli on Dec 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NY Times copyright suit wants OpenAI to delete all... This is what lawyers are paid for. They ask for the max because there’s no harm in doing so. Everyone knows there’s little meaning to that.

greggsy on Dec 28, 2023 [–]

They always go for the max, knowing that they will settle somewhere closer to the expected rate.

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