The UK government must not legalise book theft to benefit AI companies.

AI companies are building their products by copying millions of books without permission or payment.

The UK government is considering legalising this large-scale theft. We urge them to rule this out. AI companies should pay for books, like everyone else.

If they don’t, this is what we’ll be left with: empty pages, writers without pay, and readers deprived of the next book they’ll love.