But members of trade groups representing authors and publishers have sued to stop Google from scanning copyrighted works in the library collections.

The survey is a large study sponsored by the Business Media Research Committee, a body which represents publishers of newspapers and magazines.

The Airlift Sales Group representatives remain as listed in catalogues and continue to represent other distributed publishers.

The association represents publishers of more than 1,500 daily newspapers in the United States and Canada.

The settlement between Google and groups representing authors and publishers, which is awaiting court approval, has attracted opposition from various corners of the book world.

Access Copyright represents authors and publishers of literary and artistic works.

She also represented publishers and writers in cases involving copyright law.

Six years later, the company began representing songwriters in addition to its traditional business of representing publishers.

She represents newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, authors, Internet companies and other publishers.

The proposals could also become bargaining chips in current lawsuits against Google by trade groups representing publishers and authors.