NY Times: No Ruling At Google Books Hearing
Lawyers for authors, publishers, corporations and governments came to a New York court to challenge or hail a proposed deal over Google Inc’s plans to digitize millions of books, but the judge said he would not rule on Thursday.
And from Publishers Weekly: At today’s Google settlement fairness hearing, U.S. attorney William Cavanaugh slammed the Google settlement, telling Judge Denny Chin that the class action vehicle was inappropriate, and that the settlement “turned copyright on its head.” Though the settlement may or may not offer tangible benefits, the U.S. attorney stressed, “procedural rules cannot be used to modify rights.” He also told the judge that the Department of Justice has an active, “ongoing antitrust investigation” open on the settlement, suggesting that if the judge does approve the deal, DoJ intervention still could be a factor.
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