Our letter to WeTransfer
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SoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley offers an update on our Board nominations
Stand in solidarity with human translators
The TA calls for industry solidarity
Fighting for the underdog
SoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley offers an update on our campaign for ethical and legal AI training
The rise of the AIthor
Scam-busting investigative journalist Nick Stapleton exposes the AI-generated books being sold on Amazon
The Meta protest day of action, 3 April 2025 – diary of your CEO
SoA Chief Executive Anna Ganley reflects on our day of protest against the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works, with thanks to members for their support
The SoA’s message to Meta: don’t steal our books
Around 150 authors made their voices heard at the protest outside Meta’s London headquarters.
UK authors stage protest at Meta HQ against Zuckerberg’s #bookthieves
Authors will be protesting in person and online
SoA day of action following allegations of Meta’s mass theft of authors’ work
The SoA is organising a day of protest against Meta following revelations of pirated books being used to train their large language models
SoA report into authors’ views on the AI and Copyright consultation
96% of authors surveyed believe an opt-out system would negatively impact the creative industries
The LibGen data set – what authors can do
Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI programmes
Government consultation on AI and copyright closes with unprecedented day of action by creative sector
The Society of Authors joined creative organisations and news brands to pressure government to protect copyright protected works with the ‘Make it Fair’ campaign