On Dec. 9, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Maryland to block legislation that would force publishers to license literary works to state libraries. The lawsuit asserts that the law, which passed last summer, is unconstitutional.
News Media Alliance Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Danielle Coffey, stated: “Our country’s copyright laws protect publishers from unauthorized uses of their original content and give publishers the right to determine how, when and where their content is used. While state legislation may be well-intended, requiring publishers to license content on specified terms runs counter to these federal protections.”
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