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AAP represents book, journal, & education publishers in the United States, promoting the transformational power of knowledge and creativity in the modern world.

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Tech companies might like a copyright law with a giant hole in the place of exclusive rights, but that law does not exist. Partnerships, not piracy, are the best path forward." — Maria A. Pallante. publishingperspectives.com/2026/07/cour...

Court Grants Final Approval to Landmark $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - Publishing Perspectives

Authors included in the settlement now stand to be paid as much as $3,000 per work. Furthermore, publishers stand to reap a major windfall, with some of the larger publishers due to receive tens of mi...

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Copyright Alliance@copyrightalliance.org · 2mo ago

In an op-ed published in IPWatchdog, Copyright Alliance CEO @keithkup.bsky.social says, “Judicial site blocking is a safe, effective tool that has been widely deployed around the world to great effect … Congress should enact it.” Read more here! ipwatchdog.com/2026/06/18/r...

The Real-World Implications of the Supreme Court’s Cox Decision

The thriving legitimate digital marketplace we enjoy today didn't emerge by accident. It was built, in significant part, on the historical bedrock of secondary liability.

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

13 publishers filed suit against WeLib, which has been dedicated to illegally obtaining and exploiting copyrighted works. Together, we will make it clear that the mass theft of literary works has no place in the modern world and cannot be tolerated. publishers.org/news/publish...

Publishers File Suit Against Pirate Site WeLib - AAP

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced a major infringement suit today against WeLib, a for-profit pirate site that has made clear its purpose is “to illegally obtain, reproduce, distr...

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The appeals court must see in today's Reuters v. ROSS oral arguments that these fair use claims are inconsistent with copyright precedent. Usurping copyrighted materials for AI training is infringement, not innovation. Read more in our amicus brief ⬇️ publishers.org/news/associa...

Association of American Publishers Files Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS, A Key AI Case - AAP

On November 25, 2025, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filed an amicus brief in the important AI case Thomson Reuters v. ROSS, an infringement suit first brought by Thomson Reuters and Wes...

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Authors should decide where and how their books are distributed, not state legislators. As some states consider legislation that would strip authors of their rights, James Patterson's op-ed ⬇️ highlights the challenges facing authors and publishers. www.providencejournal.com/story/opinio...

Are state laws killing the future of American authors? | Opinion

Best-selling author James Patterson warns that new state legislation, such as two bills proposed in Rhode Island, regulating ebook lending threaten writers' livelihoods.

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Vermillio to help document and remove copyright abuse from online sites, including the rising flood of unauthorized AI generated copies of protected works. Read more ⬇️ publishers.org/news/associa...

Association of American Publishers Announces Partnership with Vermillio to Protect Publishing Industry from AI Infringement and Piracy - AAP

Washington, DC and Chicago, IL – The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today announced a partnership with the technology company Vermillio to document and facilitate the removal of infringing c...

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today's powerful decision "sends a clear message that piracy will not be tolerated, and that pirate repositories like Anna’s Archive are the wrong place for big tech companies to acquire the high-quality content they need..." — Lui Simpson publishers.org/news/associa...

Association of American Publishers Applauds Sweeping Default Judgement Against Notorious Pirate Site Anna’s Archive - AAP

On May 19, 2026, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Jed S. Rakoff issued a default judgment in Apress Media, LLC et al. v. Anna’s Archive and Does 1- 10, a major ...

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Meta’s mass-scale infringement isn’t public progress, and AI will never be properly realized if tech companies prioritize pirate sites over scholarship and imagination." - AAP CEO Maria A. Pallante publishers.org/news/publish...

Publishers and Authors File Class Action Lawsuit Against Meta and Zuckerberg for Willful Copyright Infringement to Develop Llama AI Models - AAP

Today, five major publishing houses, Elsevier Inc.; Cengage Learning, Inc.; Hachette Book Group, Inc.; Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC d/b/a Macmillan Publishers; and McGraw Hill LLC; and the best-sel...

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are pleased to celebrate this year’s World Intellectual Property Day with our colleagues around the globe by highlighting the essential role of IP in nearly every aspect of sports! Read more ⬇️ publishers.org/news/publish...

Publishers Celebrate World IP Day 2026 – IP and Sports: Ready, Set Innovate - AAP

As announced by the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, this year’s World Intellectual Property Day highlights the essential and ubiquitous role of IP in nearly every aspect of sports....

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Copyright law does not allow Anthropic to systematically steal human-authored works without permission or get rich off the works it has stolen. Read more about our joint amicus brief ⬇️ publishers.org/news/book-ne...

Book, News, and Journal Publishers Join with Authors in Amicus Brief in Support of Music Publishers in Concord v. Anthropic - AAP

On March 30, 2026, the Association of American Publishers (AAP), News/Media Alliance (N/MA), International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers (STM), and Authors Guild (AG) filed...

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 5mo ago

ICYMI: Anna’s Archive was created with the express goal of stealing "all the books in the world." Our recent lawsuit seeks to stop their campaign against American publishers and authors. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

Publishers sue 'shadow' library allegedly powering AI chatbots

A group of publishers including the "Big Five" English-language book publishing houses — Hachette , Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon and Schuster — filed a lawsuit in New York ...

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Association of American Publishers@americanpublish.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Creators face a level of digital piracy today that is so staggering it is almost unbelievable — it is an affront to the public interest." publishers.org/news/publish...

Publishers File Suit Against Notorious Pirate Site Anna’s Archive - AAP

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) announced a major infringement suit today against the notorious pirate site Anna’s Archive, brought by thirteen publishing companies across the trade, educ...

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