Books by People wins UK IPO approval to distribute human‑authored “thumbprint” mark
British startup Books by People said it has received approval from the UK Intellectual Property Office to distribute a thumbprint-style mark certifying books as human-authored. The group requires an authorship declaration, runs manuscripts through proprietary software and manual checks, charges publishers a membership plus per-book fee, and has five publishers signed up with a first marked book expected by year-end amid recent controversies over alleged AI-authored books.