Millions of stolen books fuel ravenous AI chatbots

Your copyrighted work may train AI without permission or compensation rights clarity.

This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Wed, Aug 26 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 61/100 (Tailwinds building).

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