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Creative Rights In AI Coalition calls on government to protect copyright as AI policy develops
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Creative Rights In AI Coalition calls on government to protect copyright as AI policy develops

ByMartin Reed 16 December 202413 December 2024

The SoA has joined with organisations across the creative industries to call on the government to protect copyright

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The SoA responds to the HarperCollins AI licensing deal
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The SoA responds to the HarperCollins AI licensing deal

ByMartin Reed 13 December 202413 December 2024

We respond to a deal that HarperCollins has sent to some of its nonfiction authors

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Sustainability Industry Forum sets sights on more change
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Sustainability Industry Forum sets sights on more change

ByMartin Reed 10 December 202410 December 2024

The Forum of seven leading trade associations reflects on its first two years – and strategises for the future

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The SoA responds to the government consultation on the proposed decrease to the Public Lending Right rate per loan
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The SoA responds to the government consultation on the proposed decrease to the Public Lending Right rate per loan

ByMartin Reed 13 November 202411 February 2025

The rate per loan is due to decrease for the second year in a row

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SoA stands with lecturers in their case against Oxford University
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SoA stands with lecturers in their case against Oxford University

ByMartin Reed 4 November 20244 November 2024

Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly return to court seeking compensation from Oxford University

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Tree to Me – a year on
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Tree to Me – a year on

ByMartin Reed 30 September 20241 October 2024

A year after the launch of our campaign Tree to Me, we met with authors to hear about their experiences discussing their books’ sustainability with their publishers

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The SoA responds to results of The Bookseller’s survey on advances and royalties
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The SoA responds to results of The Bookseller’s survey on advances and royalties

ByMartin Reed 26 September 202427 September 2024

Calling time on late payments

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SoA, CILIP and SLA joint statement on censorship in school libraries
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SoA, CILIP and SLA joint statement on censorship in school libraries

ByMartin Reed 4 September 20244 September 2024

We three organisations respond to censorship in schools and express the need for diverse library collections

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The SoA responds to closure of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals
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The SoA responds to closure of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals

ByMartin Reed 23 August 202412 September 2024

We urge Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government to reconsider the closure

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The Society of Authors writes to tech companies asserting members’ rights around uses of their works by generative AI
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The Society of Authors writes to tech companies asserting members’ rights around uses of their works by generative AI

ByMartin Reed 21 August 20241 October 2024

Tech companies must agree licences and seek agreement from authors for all past and future uses

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The SoA responds to Taylor & Francis Group’s sale of data to develop AI
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The SoA responds to Taylor & Francis Group’s sale of data to develop AI

ByMartin Reed 22 July 20246 August 2024

Informa, the parent company of Taylor & Francis Group, sold access to book data for an initial fee of over US$10 million

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The SoA responds to the 2024 General Election results
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The SoA responds to the 2024 General Election results

ByMartin Reed 5 July 20245 July 2024

Following the Labour Party’s landslide election victory on Thursday 4 July 2024, we look at some of the challenges ahead and call on the new Government to commit to supporting authors and other creative professionals

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