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Wiley becomes First Global Publisher to Join AAPA

AAPA

December 7th 2020

HOBOKEN, N.J.— December 7, 2020—John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NYSE: JW-A and JW-B), a global leader in research and education, today announced that the company has been elected by members of the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) to join its alliance. The first global publisher to join the AAPA, Wiley shares the organization’s commitment to strengthen the fight against online piracy and the protection of intellectual property rights in Europe, the Middle East and around the globe.

“We are privileged to join AAPA’s efforts to advocate for and enforce the copyright and free expression protections so essential to the global publishing industry,” said Pascal Hetzscholdt, Senior Director Content Protection at Wiley. “At Wiley, our mission is to advance knowledge and learning through authorship, research, and education; and this wouldn’t be possible without a vibrant, independent publishing industry protected by intellectual property rights.”

Sheila Cassells, Executive Vice President of AAPA said “We are delighted to welcome Wiley to AAPA. We share a common goal and commitment to collaborate with private and public sector stakeholders to fight piracy. By working together we aim to achieve more success in this fight.”

AAPA’s mission is to lead the fight against audiovisual piracy through effective lobbying, supporting law enforcement and building partnerships to better tackle piracy. In partnership with Wiley, they aim to continue raising awareness to discourage piracy; building private and public partnerships; lobbying for better legislation and enforcement; sharing content protection strategies; and providing a unique perspective from the publishing industry on today’s piracy challenges.

This announcement underscores Wiley’s continued commitment globally to protect intellectual property rights; in the United States, working closely with the Association of American Publishers (AAP), to which Wiley’s President and CEO Brian Napack was recently named Chairman of the Board.

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About Wiley:

Wiley drives the world forward with research and education. Through publishing, platforms and services, we help students, researchers, universities, and corporations to achieve their goals in an ever-changing world. For more than 200 years, we have delivered consistent performance to all of our stakeholders. The Company's website can be accessed at www.wiley.com .

About AAPA:

AAPA represents companies involved in the provision of protected audiovisual services, including rights owners and broadcasters, security technology for such services, and the manufacturing of products which facilitate the delivery of such services. AAPA’s mission is to lead the fight against audiovisual piracy across Europe, the Middle East and beyond through effective lobbying, supporting law enforcement and building partnerships to better tackle piracy. AAPA’s website can be accessed at www.aapa.eu.

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Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance 2024-2029 EU Manifesto

by AAPA • 1 October 2024

The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) publishes its first Manifesto, linked here . The document aims to recognise past efforts of EU legislators when it comes to content protection and the fight against copyright infringement, whilst admitting that more can and should be done to address this growing issue. Miruna Herovanu, Executive Director of AAPA said : " After years of laying the groundwork to combat online piracy it’s time for EU policymakers and beyond to fully acknowledge that decisive, targeted measures are needed at the European level. The rise of digital theft demands action. We call for strong political resolve to end the theft of our members' content. We're ready to support every stakeholder—law enforcement, policymakers, and industry representatives—to dismantle criminal networks and protect European consumers from harm."

AAPA ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

by AAPA • 28 May 2024

The Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) has announced the appointment of Miruna Herovanu as its Executive Director. Miruna was previously the Director at the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand in Europe in charge of Intellectual Property and Competition policies. She took up her position with AAPA on 27 May 2024 and will be based in Brussels. Miruna will replace Sheila Cassells who is retiring as Executive Vice President of AAPA and will report on a day-to-day basis to the two Co-Presidents, Mark Mulready, VP of Cyber Services at Irdeto and Oliver Pribramksy, Head of IP Protection and Committees at the Deutsche Fussball Liga. She will be responsible for the implementation of the strategy agreed by AAPA members, managing relationships with law enforcement agencies such as Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and the European Institutions, delivery of AAPA’s Working Group goals and general management of the Alliance. Mark Mulready said that: “We are delighted to appoint someone of Miruna’s calibre and experience to become the Executive Director of AAPA. Miruna’s commitment to copyright protection is well-known. Her knowledge of the Brussels institutions and the EUIPO will stand AAPA in good stead for future policy developments. A priority will be for Miruna to work closely with AAPA members, the EUIPO and the European Institutions to deliver on, inter alia, the goals of combatting online piracy of sports and other live events recommendation.” Miruna Herovanu commented that: “My professional experience demonstrated that piracy is an ever-growing issue that eats at the heart of Europe’s most important industries. This is a golden opportunity and a new professional challenge that will help further develop my passion for and commitment to protecting copyright. Being able to work with and support industry experts and practitioners in AAPA, law enforcement, the European Institutions and other trade associations is essential to the fight against piracy. I am excited to be taking on this role.”