AAP Concerns

#1 Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA), to Chair AAP Trade Executive Committee


Tuesday, August 24, 2010

      The Association of American Publishers announced today that Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA), will take over the chair of the AAP Trade Publishers Executive Committee. Comprising senior trade publishing executives, the Committee guides AAP’s programs and activities of particular relevance to its trade publishing members.



#2 Publishers Express Concern over Government Mandates on Journal Articles


Thursday, July 29, 2010

       The Association of American Publishers (AAP) warned today that government mandates requiring free access to journal articles that were published by the private sector would seriously undermine scientific communication, as well as U.S. jobs, exports, and copyright protection.

#3 Publishers Ask Supreme Court to Bar Unauthorized Importation of Foreign Manufactured Copyrighted Works


Wednesday, September 8, 2010

     The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a ruling by the Ninth Circuit which held that the “first sale doctrine” does not apply to the unauthorized importation into the U.S. of copyrighted works that are manufactured overseas and acquired abroad. AAP’s arguments were put forth in a friend-of-the-court brief filed late yesterday in Costco Wholesale Corporation v. Omega, S.A.

#4 Publishers Cheer Senate Passage of Libel Tourism Bill


Monday, July 19, 2010

       The Association of American Publishers and the U.S. book publishing industry cheered today’s Senate passage of bi-partisan legislation that will protect American authors and publishers from foreign libel judgments that undermine First Amendment free speech rights.The exploitation of plaintiff-friendly foreign libel laws as a weapon to silence American authors and prevent them from speaking out on issues of public concern. This began attracting public attention after U.S. author Rachel Ehrenfeld was successfully sued in England by a Saudi billionaire even though her book had never been published there. AAP supported Dr. Ehrenfeld in her legal efforts to have the judgment thrown out by a U.S. court, and played a key role in lobbying for federal legislation. Similar legislation passed the House last year.