Gen AI

New licensing initiative

PLS is now inviting publishers to opt in their content to an industry-led collective licensing initiative, designed to ensure the use of published work by AI companies in generative AI is both fair and lawful.

Read PLS' Announcement

Find basic information about the scheme and simple FAQs here.

For publishers

Publishers already signed up to PLS’ services can log in to the publisher section of the PLS website and read an in-depth FAQ and licence terms here.

For authors

If you're an author wishing to find out more about the initiative and how you can opt in, please click through to the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) website here.

For AI developers

If you’re an AI developer looking to obtain a licence for the use of content in generative AI and wanting to take part in the CLA Generative AI Solution, please click through to the Copyright Licensing Agency’s website here.

For information about available AI licences

To review the range of AI licences already available for publishers to opt in to, please click here.

For any further information

Please contact publisher-relations@pls.org.uk

For media enquiries

Please contact w.crook@pls.org.uk