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After nearly eight hours of educational sessions and networking, the most important message transmitted by AAP came in flash yesterday, before about 65 remaining attendees and it was delivered not such much in words as in numbers: The board has approved a budget for the new fiscal year that runs a substantial deficit from operating revenues, due entirely to a nearly $4 million-set aside to fund "vigorous action to defend copyright" as John Sargent put it. (The allocation increases last year's budget of $7.5 million by just over 50 percent.) While some of those funds may go to additional efforts by the International Copyright Protection Committee, the clear message was that much of it will support the AAP's lawsuit against Google, reinforced by a brief update from attorney Bruce P. Keller at Debevoise & Plimpton. Organization head Pat Schroeder noted, "It's been a very good year, and a very trying year, but everyone has stuck together." She also noted, "So many players have said publishers only get to play on paper...and we have stood up to them." Publishers Lunch 3/15/06
Posted by P. Kaufman at March 15, 2006 2:30 PM
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