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State Law Requiring Offer to License Conflicts With Copyright Act

A federal judge has sided with the Association of American Publishers (AAP), finding in June that a recently enacted Maryland library e-book law conflicts with federal copyright laws.

7 minute read July 01, 2022 at 01:01 AM
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Allison Dunn
State Law Requiring Offer to License Conflicts With Copyright Act

A federal judge has sided with the Association of American Publishers (AAP), finding in June that a recently enacted Maryland library e-book law conflicts with federal copyright laws. Association of American Publishers Inc. v.

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