--- title: "Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work" slug: "thousands-of-authors-publish-empty-book-in-protest-over-ai-using-their-work" date: 2026-03-10 category: tech-pub tags: [regulation] language: en sources_count: 1 featured: false publisher: AInauten News url: https://news.ainauten.com/en/story/thousands-of-authors-publish-empty-book-in-protest-over-ai-using-their-work --- # Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work **Published**: 2026-03-10 | **Category**: tech-pub | **Sources**: 1 --- ## TL;DR 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 “empty” book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission. --- ## Summary 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 “empty” book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission. About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don’t 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... --- ## Why it matters About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don’t Steal This Book, in which the only content is a list of their names. --- ## Key Points - About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don’t 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. --- ## Nauti's Take 10,000 authors, one empty book – and a very loud message. The symbolic protest won't stop LLM training data pipelines, but it puts serious political pressure on UK copyright reform. When Nobel laureates join the fight, politicians listen. --- ## FAQ **Q:** What is Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work about? **A:** 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 “empty” book to protest against AI firms using their work without permission. **Q:** Why does it matter? **A:** About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don’t Steal This Book, in which the only content is a list of their names. **Q:** What are the key takeaways? **A:** About 10,000 writers have contributed to Don’t 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. --- ## Related Topics - [regulation](https://news.ainauten.com/en/tag/regulation) --- ## Sources - [Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/10/thousands-authors-publish-empty-book-protest-ai-work-copyright) - The Guardian AI --- ## About This Article This article is a synthesis of 1 sources, curated and summarized by AInauten News. We aggregate AI news from trusted sources and provide bilingual (German/English) coverage. **Publisher**: [AInauten](https://www.ainauten.com) | **Site**: [news.ainauten.com](https://news.ainauten.com) --- *Last Updated: 2026-03-20*