WASHINGTON: Qorvis is handling media relations for The Association of American Publishers (AAP), as the publishing trade association supports three academic publishers' copyright lawsuit against Georgia State University (GSU).

The AAP supports a federal lawsuit filed by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Sage Publishing, alleging that GSU officials are enabling professors to provide students digital versions of the companies' copyrighted materials.

AAP hired Qorvis on a monthly basis, according to Matt Lauer, Qorvis MD. The ...