Google, Publishers Settle Lawsuit over Book Scanning | PW It’s over—at least for publishers. The Association of American Publishers and Google today announced they have settled their long-running litigation over Google’s library book scanning. According to a statement from the AAP, Google is said to “acknowledge the rights and interests of copyright-holders,” and U.S. publishers…
Google Will Move to Dismiss Authors Guild Suit | PW
Google Will Move to Dismiss Authors Guild Suit: “Is the long-running legal drama over Google’s scan plan drawing down? In a scheduling order filed last week, Judge Denny Chin acknowledged that attorneys for Google indicated they would be asking for dismissal of both the Authors Guild and publishers’ suit, as well as the related visual…
Chin Schedules Google Book Settlement Case For 2012 Trial
Image via CrunchBase The Google Book Settlement case looks set to move to trial in July 2012 after Judge Denny Chin today set a timeline for the plaintiffs to reach final submission and rebuttal. What was most significant from today’s status conference was the view from lawyers for the AAP (Association of American Publishers) and…
Judge Chin Warns Google Settlement Parties on ‘A Tight Discovery’ Deadline
Judge Denny Chin once again adjourned the Google Book Settlement case to another in-court status conference on September 15th. Today, in the Circuit Court, it was a case of as you were. It’s hard to believe there is any basis for either side in this case overcoming the current impasse since Judge Chin rejected the proposed…
Google Settlement Parties in Court Today | PW
Google Settlement Parties in Court Today “The book world should get a little better sense of what is next for the Google Settlement later today as the parties are scheduled to gather in judge Denny Chin’s courtroom at 4:30 pm for a court-ordered status conference. The conference comes after Chin’s stunning rejection of the proposed…
Google Books Settlement Statement
Google Books Settlement Statement Reaction from the Association of American Publishers… Washington, DC, March 22, 2011 —Speaking on behalf of the publisher plaintiffs (The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc; Penguin Group (USA) Inc.; Simon & Schuster, Inc.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Association of American Publishers, Inc.; Harlequin Enterprises Limited; Macmillan Publishers Limited; Melbourne…
US Circuit Court Judge Chin Rejects Google Book Settlement
US Circuit Court Judge, Denny Chin, late this afternoon, sensationally rejected the merits of the Google Book Settlement as it stands, deciding in favour of plaintiffs, The Authors Guild. Following the previous Fairness Hearing more than a year ago, it did look as if Judge Chin would side in favour of the Google Book Settlement…
Mai Jai Proclaims The Internet is The Literary Apocalypse – Chinese Style
“If I had the right, I would eliminate all Internet literature…The rise of the Internet is proof that humanity is coming to an end.” These are the comments of author Mai Jai at a recent conference. God help us when we have political sock-puppets like this clown. While Google’s march towards digitalization has caused its…
No Ruling Today in Google Book Settlement Hearing
You can find a very comprehensive round-up of proceedings today at the Google Book Settlement Fairness Hearing from Library.com here. From the outset this morning, Judge Denny Chin indicated that he would not be giving a ruling at the end of the day. His judgement in the case will be deferred to an as yet unnamed date.…
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