The Bookseller - News - UK government has been 'beguiled by big tech' over AI, warns Creators' Rights Alliance

Solomon, a solicitor with an in-depth knowledge of the publishing industry and the many associated legal areas, from copyright and defamation, to privacy, data protection and contract, was awarded an OBE in the 2025 King's New Year's Honours List for services to literature and the creative industries.

This accolade does not mean she is going to be giving the government a break anytime soon, however. She told The Bookseller: "I've worked for creators, often individuals, to help empower them, and to help their working life to be a bit better so they can continue to inspire us. If the government is prepared to recognise that services to creators are a good thing, then it ought to think that their work is important enough to put in some legislation in place that makes the lives of creators better, so they can continue to create. That's the spirit in which I'm accepting the OBE."

The CRA is a 500,000-strong cross-industry members' body. It is part of the Creative Rights in AI Coalition, along with the Publishers' Association, SoA and Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) and 30 other members' bodies.