The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has announced the appointment of M. Luisa Simpson, an attorney with a strong background in intellectual property, trade law, and technology policy, as Executive Director, International Copyright Enforcement and Trade Policy. Simpson, who officially joins AAP on August 24, succeeds Patricia Judd who left AAP this summer to accept a teaching fellowship and pursue a career in academia.
Simpson comes to AAP from the Entertainment Software Association where, as Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property Policy, she has been responsible for developing and guiding the video game industry association’s work in the area of copyright and trade policy. As a working member of the International Intellectual Property Alliance, she knows the issues and individuals with whom she will continue to interact on behalf of AAP and its members.
The Association of American Publishers is the national trade association of the US book publishing industry. Its more than 300 members include most of the major commercial book publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies. The protection of intellectual property rights in all media, the defense of intellectual freedom, and the promotion of reading and literacy are among the Association’s primary concerns.
Discuss this NEWS
