Last Friday night, the Department of Justice filed a brief with Judge Chin in the Google Books case that provided both critics and proponents of the settlement with reasons to be happy. Justice asked the court to “reject the proposed settlement in its current form and encourage the parties to continue negotiations to modify it so as to comply with Rule 23 and the copyright and antitrust laws.” At the same time, the department noted repeatedly its understanding, as reported recently, that the parties “are continuing to consider possible modifications to address the many concerns raised by various commenters and […]