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No word on Google Book Settlement

The revised Google Book Settlement argument rambled on this week when the judge hearing the case in a New York court told a February 18, 2010 oral hearing that he would not rule at that day’s hearing

Manhattan federal court Judge Denny Chin did not specify when he would issue a ruling. Instead he told those speaking for and against the settlement and appearing before him that there is just too much to digest for an early ruling.

US attorney William Cavanaugh told Chin that the settlement turned copyright on its head.

Cavanaugh reportedly told the court that 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.

Google has digitized many millions of books without first getting the permission of authors.

The proposed settlement is the result of a class action suit filed by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers five years ago.

In late 2009, the original settlement was withdrawn in the face of over 400 objections from around the world, including the U.S. Department of Justice and Copyright Office.

Chin is hearing argument on a revised settlement.

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