Don't Steal This Book 10,000 authors publish an empty book to protest against the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models.

i'm on the list of authors who don't want our hard work to be stolen by them AI thieves! don't mess with the bear!
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Don't Steal This Book 10,000 authors publish an empty book to protest against the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models.

I'm one of 10,000 authors protesting the theft of our original content by tech companies! We can't let the UK government legalise book theft to benefit AI companies!
#dontstealthisbook
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A photograph taken at London Book Fair 2026 shows copies of the book "Don't Steal This Book" displayed on the children's publisher Nosy Crow's exhibition stand, with a red wall and the crow logo visible in the background.

We're proud to support the Don't Steal This Book campaign, calling on AI companies to stop stealing books!

#DontStealThisBook is a clear message from almost 10,000 authors calling on the UK government to protect our world-class creative industries and creators.

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'Don't Steal This Book', an empty book from almost 10,000 authors, protesting the theft of books by AI companies to train AI models #DontStealThisBook

I have co-authored a new book alongside thousands of other writers. Wonder what the AI learning models will make of it? #DontStealThisBook
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Kazuo Ishiguro, Richard Osman among thousands of authors in 'empty book' protest against AI training Visitors to the London Book Fair this week may stumble across a curious new title that contains no plot, no chapters, and not a single line of prose. Nearly 10,000 authors have joined forces to publis...

Kazuo Ishiguro and Richard Osman join thousands of authors in an unusual “empty book” protest aimed at AI training. No chapters, no plot, just a statement making waves across publishing. 📚 #KazuoIshiguro #RichardOsman #Copyright #DontStealThisBook

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Features yours truly. . .

I’m in this book. I say ‘no’ to AI Slop and copyright theft.

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Almost 10,000 of us have co-authored this book, launched at London book fair today, in protest at copyright theft by tech companies to train AI.

All pages are blank except for our names.

“DON’T STEAL THIS BOOK” also protests government failure to act.

www.dontstealthisbook.com

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I am one of nearly 10,000 authors who have signed this otherwise empty book protesting the theft of books by tech companies to train AI models.

Read more here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Ten thousand authors protest AI theft with publication of empty book 'Don't Steal This Book' says UK government 'must not legalise' mass pilfering

🚨NEARLY TEN THOUSAND authors have published an empty book to protest against the theft of their copyrighted works by AI companies. Charting Gen AI has the full story plus our comment on why the initiative is so effective. Do subscribe! #DontStealThisBook grahamlovelace.substack.com/p/ten-thousa...

Richard Osman among authors to publish ‘empty book’ in protest of AI using their work Campaign arrives one week before ministers are due to deliver an update regarding proposed copyright reforms

A PLEA FROM AUTHORS
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#author #authors #richardosman #jeanettewinterson #kazuoishiguro

Today, we join 10,000 authors and the wider publishing industry to protest the theft of books & content by tech companies to train AI models, & to urge the UK government to protect the future of publishing.

Find out more: ww.dontstealthisbook.com

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PLEASE! please #dontstealthisbook !The only time my name will be in the same pages as Kazuo Ishiguro - thousands of authors protest against AI stealing our work with a book featuring nothing but our names. #authorlife #writer #ai @thesocietyofauthors @londonbookfair

The cover of Don't Steal This Book, a blank book "written" by 10,000 authors protesting Big Tech's use of their work to train LLMs.

I’m one of the ten thousand authors of this big 'blank' book, published today on the first day of the London Book Fair by the Society of Authors. It’s a plea to Big Tech to stop stealing the work of individual writers, artists and journalists.

www.dontstealthisbook.com

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Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign

We're proud to have asked our members to add their names to this empty book, protesting the use of their works without permission. In our house, copyright still matters!

#DontStealThisBook

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A graphic showing the paperback Don't Steal This Book: A Plea from Authors.

AI companies build their products by copying millions of books without permission or payment. We are urging the UK government to rule out legalising this large-scale theft.

We – along with almost 10,000 authors – are supporting #DontStealThisBook.

Find out more here: www.dontstealthisbook.com/

Don’t Steal This Book: AI protest at London Book Fair Empty book highlights AI theft

About 10,000 writers, including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory, Alan Moore and Alastair Reynolds have contributed to “Don’t Steal This Book”, in which the only content is a list of their names: downthetubes.net/dont-steal-t... #dontstealthisbook

We urge the government in the strongest possible terms to rule out legalising this large-scale theft.

And to AI companies we say: stop stealing our books!

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Princeton University Press supports the Don’t Steal This Book campaign, a call from authors urging the UK government to take a stance on the unlicensed use of creative work in AI training.

To find out more about Don’t Steal This Book, visit: www.dontstealthisbook.com

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Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign

We're handing out 1,000 free copies at London Book Fair over the next couple of days. If you’re there, pick up a copy!

A huge thank you to the thousands of authors involved.

Read more here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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As a member of @publishersassoc.bsky.social, we stand with their efforts to highlight the urgent issues raised in their latest report on the AI licensing market.
We too believe that books — and the authors, editors, and publishers behind them — deserve recognition for their work.
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