Association of American Publishers explained

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) is the national trade association of the American book publishing industry. AAP lobbies for book, journal and education publishers in the United States. AAP members include most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and nonprofit publishers, university presses, and scholarly societies.

Patricia Schroeder, a former United States representative, served as the association's CEO from 1997 until 2009, taking over the role from Nicholas A. Veliotes. On May 1, 2009, another former United States representative, Tom Allen, took over as president and CEO. In January 2017, Maria Pallante, a former United States Register of Copyrights, became the president and CEO of the organization.[1]

Activities

The association's core programs deal primarily with advocacy related to: intellectual property; new technology and digital issues of concern to publishers; the freedom to read, censorship and libel; the freedom to publish; funding for education and libraries; postal rates and regulations; tax and trade policy; and international copyright enforcement.

AAP tracks publisher revenue on a monthly and annual basis with its StatShot programs.[2] The association has also awarded books, journals, and electronic content through its annual PROSE Awards since 1976.[3]

In August 2019, AAP sued Audible for its Captions feature, through which machine-generated text could be displayed alongside audio narration.[4] [5] The lawsuit was settled in February 2020, with Audible agreeing not to implement the Captions feature without obtaining express permission.[6]

Controversies

The AAP initially supported the arrest of Dmitry Sklyarov.[7]

AAP was criticized after it contracted Eric Dezenhall's crisis management firm to promote its position regarding the open access movement.[8] [9] Schroeder told The Washington Post “the association hired Dezenhall when members realized they needed help. ‘We thought we were angels for a long time and we didn't need PR firms.’”[10]

In 2020, AAP released press statements to support four of its members in the case of Hachette v. Internet Archive (IA). President Maria Pallante said of the case, "As the complaint outlines, by illegally copying and distributing online a stunning number of literary works each day, IA displays an abandon shared only by the world’s most egregious pirate sites."[11] This action was opposed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation,[12] Public Knowledge,[13] and the Association of Research Libraries.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-01-12. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) Names Maria A. Pallante as President and CEO. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116182523/http://newsroom.publishers.org/the-association-of-american-publishers-aap-names-maria-a-pallante-as-president-and-ceo/. 2017-01-16. 2021-02-17.
  2. Web site: Industry Statistics: Overview . https://web.archive.org/web/20181008175148/https://publishers.org/industry-stats/overview . 2018-10-08 . dead . Association of American Publishers . 2021-08-30.
  3. Web site: Home - PROSE Awards. PROSE Awards. en-US. 2018-10-08.
  4. Web site: 2019-08-24. American Publishers Sue To Stop 'Audible Captions'. 2021-09-25. Publishing Perspectives. en-US.
  5. Web site: Lee. Timothy B.. 2019-08-24. Book publishers sue Audible to stop new speech-to-text feature. 2021-09-25. Ars Technica. en-us.
  6. Web site: 2020-02-07. Copyright: US Publishers Succeed in 'Audible Captions' Case. 2021-09-25. Publishing Perspectives. en-US.
  7. Web site: Ardito . Stephanie . The Case of Dmitry Sklyarov: This is the first criminal lawsuit under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act . . 24 July 2024 . November 2001 . Witness the July 19 statement from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) 'hailing' the actions of the Justice Department regarding the Sklyarov case..
  8. PR's 'pit bull' takes on open access. Journal publishers lock horns with free-information movement. . Giles . Jim . 2007-01-25 . Nature. 445 . 7126 . 347 . Nature Publishing Group. 10.1038/445347a . 17251943 . free .
  9. Open Access to Science Under Attack. Scientific American. 26 January 2007. David Biello. 2007-02-02.
  10. Rick Weiss, Publishing Group Hires 'Pit Bull of PR' , The Washington Post. January 25, 2007
  11. Web site: Publishers File Suit Against Internet Archive for Systematic Mass Scanning and Distribution of Literary Works. 1 June 2020. 19 March 2023. Association of American Publishers.
  12. Web site: Hachette v. Internet Archive. 19 March 2023. October 9, 2020 . Electronic Frontier Foundation.
  13. Web site: Public Knowledge Responds to Lawsuit Against Internet Archive: Policymakers, Publishers, and Libraries Should Make Print Books More Accessible During the Pandemic. 19 March 2023. 1 June 2020. Stella. Shiva. Public Knowledge.
  14. ARLnews . 1268537693727850498 . ARL is disappointed, especially this week, at this time, to see "preeminent publishing houses" go after controlled digital lending (CDL) so broadly in their complaint against the @InternetArchive. https://bit.ly/302LIp4 1/3.

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