Brin Defends Book Search Settlement; Google & Plaintiffs Get One Month To Revise It
Oct 9, 2009 at 2:29pm ET by Matt McGee
The clock is ticking: Google and the parties involved in the Book Search lawsuit settlement have one month from today -- until November 9 -- to revise the settlement and satisfy the recent objections from the US Justice Department and others.
That may seem like an ambitious timeframe given the amount of objections the settlement has received. It also suggests that Google and the parties involved involved don't think dramatic changes are needed to make everyone happy. In a New York Times article this week, Paul Aiken of the Authors Guild -- one of the parties that originally sued Google -- s [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search, Google: Legal, Top News
Google Book Search Settlement: What Will Happen Now?
Sep 25, 2009 at 10:25am ET by Greg Sterling
Judge Denny Chin of the US District Court, who is presiding over the Google Book Search Settlement and was prepared to approve it until legions of opponents came forward, summarizes the dilemma facing all interested parties in his recent order (via the NY Times), taking the impending October 7 final settlement hearing off the calendar:
The current settlement agreement raises significant issues, as demonstrated not only by the number of objections, but also by the fact that the objectors include countries, states, nonprofit organizations, and prominent authors and law professors. Clearly, fair [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search, Google: Critics
Google Requests Hold On Book Settlement Hearings To Retool The Agreement
Sep 22, 2009 at 3:46pm ET by Barry Schwartz
In the wake of last Friday's objections to the Google Book lawsuit settlement, Google along with the two other parties that sued it, have asked the judge to delay further hearings on the settlement until an amended one can be put forth. Google, Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, made this request today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
A copy of the request is here. For more background on the case, see our post from Friday: Department Of Justice Files Objections To Google Book Search Settlement. [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search, Google: Business Issues, Google: Legal
Department Of Justice Files Objections To Google Book Search Settlement
Sep 18, 2009 at 11:35pm ET by Danny Sullivan
As expected, the US Department Of Justice today has filed a list of objections and modifications it would like seen made in the proposed settlement to the Google Book Search lawsuit. It's not saying that the settlement should go back to square one. In fact, it suggests that "momentum" potentially could be lost to improve access to books if that happened. But it does want the settlement modified, in particular to protect absent rights holders of "orphan works" and to solve anti-trust concerns.
You'll find a copy here (PDF) at the Public Index. The New York Times has a summary up here. Gary P [...]
Filed in: Features: General, Google: Book Search, Top News
DOJ To Drop Hammer On Google Book Search Settlement?
Sep 18, 2009 at 1:38am ET by Matt McGee
Friday could be an important day in the ongoing battle over the Google Book Search settlement. According to the Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Justice is expected to announce its concerns over the proposed $125 million settlement of the lawsuit over Google's scanning of copyrighted books and making them available online.
The DOJ formally announced its investigation in July, citing anti-trust concerns and the general competitive impact of the settlement.
The Wall Street Journal outlines one of the DOJ's expected arguments from tomorrow's filing:
"...the Justice Department is [...]
Filed in: Google: Book Search, Google: Legal
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