With change comes resistance.
And litigation.
And litigation.
ANALYSIS:
GOOGLE WON'T
GIVE UP YET
GOOGLE WON'T
GIVE UP YET
It’s back to the drawing board for Google after Judge Denny Chin yesterday rejected its book digitisation agreement – but the internet company remains determined to make the plan work
Whether the search engine will return to negotiations or appeal the ruling is not yet known, though the parties involved expressed interest in reaching an agreement.
“This is clearly disappointing, but we'll review the Court's decision and consider our options,” said Google in a statement by managing counsel Hilary Ware. “Regardless of the outcome, we'll continue to work to make more of the world's books discoverable online through Google Books and Google eBooks."
On behalf of The Association of American Publishers, Macmillan chief executive officer John Sargent said that, while the decision “is not the final approval we were hoping for, it provides clear guidance to all parties as to what modifications are necessary for its approval”.
The denial comes as a surprise for many who have watched the dispute evolve into what became the Amended Settlement Agreement (ASA).
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Whether the search engine will return to negotiations or appeal the ruling is not yet known, though the parties involved expressed interest in reaching an agreement.
“This is clearly disappointing, but we'll review the Court's decision and consider our options,” said Google in a statement by managing counsel Hilary Ware. “Regardless of the outcome, we'll continue to work to make more of the world's books discoverable online through Google Books and Google eBooks."
On behalf of The Association of American Publishers, Macmillan chief executive officer John Sargent said that, while the decision “is not the final approval we were hoping for, it provides clear guidance to all parties as to what modifications are necessary for its approval”.
The denial comes as a surprise for many who have watched the dispute evolve into what became the Amended Settlement Agreement (ASA).
Read the rest here.
CHIN GROWS IMPATIENT
WITH GOOGLEBOOKS PARTIES
Judge Denny Chin reluctantly granted eight more weeks of negotiations in the Google Books case today, but warned the parties he would not delay much longer
“It’s been a long time,” said Judge Denny Chin, a former district court judge who took the case with him when he was elevated to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. “Are we ever going to get there?”
Last month, Chin granted both sides more time at a status hearing that lasted only a few minutes. This morning, he repeatedly reminded counsel the case has lasted six years.
Speaking for all parties, Michael Boni of Boni & Zack and counsel for the Authors Guild, said as recently as Monday “high-level meetings among principals” had taken place. But it has been difficult to resolve the “very complicated, highly complex” issues involved.
“We’re not there yet,” Boni told Chin.
Read the rest here.
“It’s been a long time,” said Judge Denny Chin, a former district court judge who took the case with him when he was elevated to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. “Are we ever going to get there?”
Last month, Chin granted both sides more time at a status hearing that lasted only a few minutes. This morning, he repeatedly reminded counsel the case has lasted six years.
Speaking for all parties, Michael Boni of Boni & Zack and counsel for the Authors Guild, said as recently as Monday “high-level meetings among principals” had taken place. But it has been difficult to resolve the “very complicated, highly complex” issues involved.
“We’re not there yet,” Boni told Chin.
Read the rest here.
PUBLISHERS NEAR
GOOGLEBOOKS DEAL
Though the Google Books parties have agreed to a pre-trial schedule, it seems the publishers are close to striking a deal with the search engine
At a hearing this morning in the Southern District of New York, Bruce Keller of Debevoise & Plimpton said the schedule might be moot for his clients, who had “made enough progress with Google”.
They were “not entirely there yet, but we’ll know sooner than later”, he told Judge Denny Chin.
Read the rest here.
At a hearing this morning in the Southern District of New York, Bruce Keller of Debevoise & Plimpton said the schedule might be moot for his clients, who had “made enough progress with Google”.
They were “not entirely there yet, but we’ll know sooner than later”, he told Judge Denny Chin.
Read the rest here.
US COPYRIGHT
TARGETS
GOOGLEBOOKS,
ORPHAN WORKS
The US register of copyrights said Tuesday that over the next two years the Copyright Office will focus on the mass digitisation of books, orphan works and illegal streaming
In a 16-page report released this week, Maria Pallante named 17 priorities and 10 special projects created by the Office to address the “current complexities in the copyright system”.
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In a 16-page report released this week, Maria Pallante named 17 priorities and 10 special projects created by the Office to address the “current complexities in the copyright system”.
Read the rest here.
