Authors Release Blank Book at London Book Fair to Protest AI Copyright Concerns
Thousands of authors at the London Book Fair released a blank book titled “Don’t Steal This Book” to protest AI companies using copyrighted works without permission or payment.on Mar 12, 2026
Thousands of writers have made an unusual protest against artificial intelligence at the London Book Fair with the publication of a mostly blank book called "Don’t Steal This Book." The book does not have any stories or essays. It only bears the names of about 10,000 writers involved in the project.
The unusual book protests the growing concerns of writers regarding the use of copyrighted books by artificial intelligence companies without their consent or proper compensation. Artificial intelligence companies have been using copyrighted books in their development without the consent of the writers.
The mostly blank book protests a possible future where writers are not compensated fairly and human creativity is replaced with artificial intelligence content. At the same time, the UK government is considering changes in copyright laws that would give artificial intelligence companies more access to copyrighted content.
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