Fair Use Benefits Everyone
9 comments
- Points12
- Comments16
–Rank now
#28Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
- Points
- 12
- Comments
- 16
- Submitted by
- pentagrama
- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
- Site
- openai.com
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on openai.com.
Trending history
Fair Use Benefits Everyone was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 2 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #28 of 30, reached on Oct 31, 00:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 00:22 UTC.
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28
Oct 26today
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From the discussion
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From that article: > The New York Times’ lawsuit, meanwhile, asks everyone to ignore a half century of legal history and progress, and toss aside the longstanding principle of fair use in their own narrow pursuit of an undeserved payday. The New York Times lawsuit isn't purely about training on content - it's about…
But let me guess, the trained model is a novel work and is protected, right?
ironic that they can talk out of both sides of their mouth, fair use is important for their training but if you distill it's definitely not fair use anymore
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Is Fair Use Benefits Everyone trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 31, 00:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Fair Use Benefits Everyone reached?
#28 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 31, 00:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Fair Use Benefits Everyone been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (2 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
12 points and 16 comments; submitted by pentagrama on Oct 30, 2026.