Providing rights and licensing services, overseeing collective licensing, and maximising the value of published content for over 4,500 publishers since 1981.
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Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
A new collective licensing scheme for the “fair and lawful” use of content in AI products has launched in the UK, led by PLS pressgazette.co.uk/news/new-…
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
Staying with AI for our next session with Tom West from @PLSlicensing
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And we're off!
The ALPSP Conference is officially kicking off with our Keynote Speaker, Max Hui Bai.
'Innovation Lessons from a Viral Tabletop Game: How Academic Publishers Can Adapt in Uncertain Times', 1:30PM, Deansgate Suite 1&2
#ALPSPConference #ALPSP2025
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
Celebrating British IP Day with a focus on how IP policy can help to deliver the UK Government's Industrial Strategy for growth.
#BritishIPDay
Today we are celebrating #BritishIPDay!
This year, we are showcasing how Intellectual Property (IP) policy can help deliver the Government's growth agenda, reflecting the vital role IP-rich sectors play in delivering economic growth across every region of the UK.
@The_IPO #intellectualproperty
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
Good to see recognition of the importance of IP to the creative sector. Priority for IP-backed finance is welcomed. We look forward to helping deliver the plan.
It’s here.
Read our strategy: gov.uk/government/publicatio…
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
Read this @DCMS blog to find out more about #LibrariesChangeLives week. Policy & decision makers are visiting library services across England this week to meet with library staff and users, tour facilities and hear first-hand how libraries support people: dcmslibraries.blog.gov.uk/20…
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
Authors, publishers and agents 🚨 Be sure to check out the Author Care toolkit published by the Society of Authors, which we were proud to support.
The toolkit outlines best practice in the ways publishing professionals support and communicate with their authors.
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Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
An often neglected area of the publishing industry, rights and licensing are absolutely crucial to how we can increase the reach of the books we produce. Looks like a great webinar
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A huge thanks to our generous sponsors: Bell & Bain Ltd, NielsenIQ @bookdata, @IngramContent, @PLSlicensing, MVB Books UK, @BdslifeM, @Gardners, @batch_services, @book_tokens, @librofm, and @DC_Thomson
publishingscotland.org/what-… @PublishScotland
#ScotBookConf
ALT Purple graphic featuring the Booksellers Association, Bookselling Scotland and Publishing Scotland logos. The text says: Scottish Book Trade Conference 13-14 May 2025 St Paul's & St George's Church
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
CLA is an official bursary sponsor of @cilip Conference 2025 and is offering four bursary places to attend this year’s event, which will take place in Birmingham on July 2-3, 2025. The deadline to enter is Friday, 9th May 2025.
Apply now: bit.ly/4cREU0Z
#CILIP #Bursary
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
📢 #NEWS: PLS and ALCS Agree to Development of Pioneering CLA Generative AI Licence
Read the full article: alpsp.org/news-publications/…
#ScholComm #ScholarlyPublishing #News
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PLS and ALCS Agree to Development of Pioneering CLA Generative AI Licence - stm-publishing.com/pls-and-a…
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
From 1 May, licences from @CLA_UK will include the ability for organisations to use licensed works as prompts within AI systems, allowing creators to be paid for such uses for the first time.
Read more: alcs.co.uk/news/changes-to-c…
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
ALCS and @PLSlicensing have agreed for @CLA_UK to begin development of a licence to pay authors when their works are used to train AI.
theguardian.com/books/2025/a…
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
Publishers’ Licensing Services (@PLSlicensing) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (@ALCS_UK) have announced 'a significant development in the licensing of content for generative AI'
bookbrunch.co.uk/page/articl… (£)
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
Monisha Shah has been appointed the next chair of the @PLSlicensing. She will succeed Rosie Glazebrook whose term comes to an end on 31st May. 👇 thebookseller.com/news/monis…
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The Unwin Award has announced Caroline Criado Perez – writer, broadcaster and award-winning feminist campaigner – as the winner of its inaugural prize.
Read more: publishers.org.uk/caroline-c…
ALT Unwin award winner Caroline Criado Perez and two of her books,
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
MPs are overwhelmingly in favour of greater transparency and fair compensation from AI developers using copyright materials to train their large language models (LLMs).
Discover the full details of our polling: publishers.org.uk/mps-call-f…
ALT 92% of MPs polled believe AI developers should be required to be transparent with authors and publishers about the works used to train their models.
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
We're looking forward to you joining us as we step into the Magic Library with @teampobble this World Book Day!
It’s the perfect way to celebrate the fun of reading and writing while adding a fun World Book Day lesson to your school day 📚
See you soon! ✨
Publishers' Licensing Services retweeted
Happy World Book Day from everyone at the Publishers Association!
This week, we joined children from primary schools in Lincolnshire and Halifax at 10 Downing Street, alongside Vivian Truong and MC Grammar, to mark the day and celebrate reading for fun.
We've also hosted a parliamentary drop in to emphasise to MPs the importance of reading for pleasure and the positive impact it has on children’s opportunities throughout life.
ALT Cartoons of young people reading and listening to books surround the message 'Happy World Book Day' plus the World Book Day logo.
ALT 5 people stand in front of World Book Day signs, smiling at the camera.