Association of American Publishers Sends Letter to President-Elect Trump
The letter to President-Elect Donald Trump from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) was sent today. It runs approx. 2100 words and is organized into the following sections:
- Effective Copyright Legal Protections Are Critical for Publishers
- Publishers Make Significant Cultural, Economic, Educational, Scientific & Social Contributions Both in the United States and Overseas
- China Exemplifies Global Publishing Challenges of Market Entry and Rampant Infringement
- Congress Must Fix DMCA to Ensure Service Provider Cooperation to Protect Copyright Online
- Majority of U.S. Publishers are Small and Medium Enterprises Creating New Works and Jobs
Direct to Full Text Letter (5 pages; PDF)
Filed under: Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Jobs, News, Publishing
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.