SoA updates on AI
A round-up from the SoA on recent AI news
Scottish government unveils increased culture investment for 2025-2026
The SoA welcomes the government’s investment proposal
Creative Rights In AI Coalition calls on government to protect copyright as AI policy develops
The SoA has joined with organisations across the creative industries to call on the government to protect copyright
The SoA responds to the HarperCollins AI licensing deal
We respond to a deal that HarperCollins has sent to some of its nonfiction authors
Sustainability Industry Forum sets sights on more change
The Forum of seven leading trade associations reflects on its first two years – and strategises for the future
The SoA responds to the government consultation on the proposed decrease to the Public Lending Right rate per loan
The rate per loan is due to decrease for the second year in a row
SoA stands with lecturers in their case against Oxford University
Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly return to court seeking compensation from Oxford University
Tree to Me – a year on
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
The SoA responds to results of The Bookseller’s survey on advances and royalties
Calling time on late payments
SoA, CILIP and SLA joint statement on censorship in school libraries
We three organisations respond to censorship in schools and express the need for diverse library collections
The SoA responds to closure of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund for Individuals
We urge Creative Scotland and the Scottish Government to reconsider the closure
The Society of Authors writes to tech companies asserting members’ rights around uses of their works by generative AI
Tech companies must agree licences and seek agreement from authors for all past and future uses