Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) is soon to begin the first phase of a publisher consultation on two opt-in collective licensing proposals covering generative AI. The proposals, developed by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) in close collaboration with PLS and other CLA members, cover the following:

• Generative AI Workplace Licence: A licence that would permit organisations to make copies and upload them to third-party AI tools within their workplace.

• Generative AI Training Licence: A licence that would be available to any organisation that wishes to use copyrighted works to train a generative AI model.

For more information or if you have any questions, please get in touch with A.Ellis@pls.org.uk.