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Following the decision, Kinko's agreed not to appeal the case in exchange for a promise that AAP would not further sue the company for additional copyright infringements...
...Kinko's case, in which eight members of the Association of American Publishers (AAP) won $1.8 million in damages and legal fees, hinged on two exceptions contained within the "fair use" provision. According to the law, fair use does not apply to copies made in "a commercial nature," and the effect of the use upon the potential market for the copy righted work is grounds for determining what is fair...
...outcomes of the Kinko's suit was a greater compliance throughout the industry," says Judith Platt, spokesperson for the AAP, which provided both the organization and the lawyers for the suit...
Judith W. Platt, a spokesperson for the Association of American Publishers (AAP), which is aiding the publishers in the suit, said this week that the plaintiffs are seeking financial compensation as well as an end to what they view as illegal reproduction of source materials...
...cited a 1983 case in which AAP sued New York University and several of its faculty members for similar violations. That case was settled out of court, with publishers receiving monetary damages and the university's agreeing to enforce a stricter copyright policy in the production of its sourcebooks...