Among critics were the Authors Guild of America and the Association of American Publishers.

批评者多来自美国作家协会和美国出版商协会。

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In 2005, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers sued for "massive copyright infringement".

2005年，作家公会和美国出版商联合会以“大规模版权侵害”提起诉讼。

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On July 26th the Authors Guild issued a statement arguing that “to a large extent, publishers have brought this on themselves.”

作家协会在7月26日发出一份声明称：“在很大程度上，出版商们这是自食其果。”

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Scott Turow, a best-selling author and president of the Authors Guild, echoes publishing-house complaints.

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The Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild disagreed.

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