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What will the next Government do for authors?
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What will the next Government do for authors?

ByMartin Reed 24 June 20244 July 2024

With the General Election only a week away, we’ve prepared seven questions for you to put to candidates and party campaigners

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SoA welcomes cross-party parliamentary report on creator remuneration

ByMartin Reed 12 April 202423 April 2024

The report echoes and endorses SoA calls for better contract terms, consent and remuneration mechanisms from AI developers and the appointment of a Freelance Commissioner

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SoA survey reveals a third of translators and quarter of illustrators losing work to AI
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SoA survey reveals a third of translators and quarter of illustrators losing work to AI

ByMartin Reed 11 April 202411 April 2024

Survey on generative AI highlights the growing impact of new technologies on creative careers, and an urgent need for ethical development that works within copyright laws

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SoA urges Findaway Voices by Spotify to clarify new Terms of Use

ByMartin Reed 22 February 202422 February 2024

Revised wording and clarification from Spotify still too broad

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A round-up of the latest developments regarding AI
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A round-up of the latest developments regarding AI

ByMartin Reed 9 February 202415 February 2024

We offer the latest updates on our policy work on artificial intelligence (AI)

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Generative artificial intelligence – we need your views
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Generative artificial intelligence – we need your views

ByMartin Reed 2 January 202423 January 2025

Take our survey and help us shape the SoA’s work on generative artificial intelligence in 2024

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Judicial Review relating to Oak National Academy granted permission to proceed
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Judicial Review relating to Oak National Academy granted permission to proceed

ByMartin Reed 9 November 202310 November 2023

The Judicial Review claim relating to the Department for Education’s proposed operating model for its new arm’s length body, Oak National Academy, has been granted permission to proceed by the High Court

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