Google Asked To Revise Book Settlement
The New York judge overseeing Google's pending $125 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit involving book authors and publishers has set Nov. 9 as the date by which the parties must provide a revised proposal for the court's preliminary approval. U.S. District Judge Denny Chin, who was nominated by President Obama on Tuesday for a spot on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, acknowledged at a Wednesday hearing that the original deal was not longer viable.
The arrangement agreed to by the Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers was criticized by Internet industry competitors, librarians and public interest groups. It also got the Justice Department's attention and was the focus of a congressional hearing. The Internet Archive's Peter Brantley, who co-founded the Open Book Alliance to oppose the initial Google settlement, said whatever the parties offer up next month must be subject to "full review and scrutiny" by those who have spoken out.
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