{"id":22243,"date":"2026-03-10T09:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/thousands-of-authors-publish-empty-book-in-protest-over-ai-using-their-work\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:37:22","slug":"thousands-of-authors-publish-empty-book-in-protest-over-ai-using-their-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/thousands-of-authors-publish-empty-book-in-protest-over-ai-using-their-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of authors publish \u2018empty\u2019 book in protest over AI using their work"},"content":{"rendered":"

About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign<\/p>\n

Thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an \u201cempty\u201d book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission.<\/p>\n

About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don\u2019t Steal This Book, in which the only content is a list of their names. Copies of the work are being distributed to attenders at the London book fair on Tuesday, a week before the UK government is due to issue an assessment on the economic cost of proposed changes in copyright law.<\/p>\n

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\nAbout 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign
\nThousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an \u201cempty\u201d book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission.
\nAbout 10,000 writers have contributed to Don\u2019t Steal This Book, in which the only content is a list of their names. Copies of the work are being distributed to attenders at the London book fair on Tuesday, a week before the UK government is due to issue an assessment on the economic cost of proposed changes in copyright law. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign Thousands of authors including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman have published an \u201cempty\u201d book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission. About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don\u2019t Steal This Book, in which the only content …<\/p>\n

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