At a hearing this morning before Judge Denny Chin, November 9 was set as the date for the Google Books Settlement parties to submit their revised version of settlement. Attorney for the Authors Guild Michael Boni indicates to the WSJ they hope to “seek final approval of the amended pact in December or early January”–implying that Chin would remain with the case, and no additional notice would be provided to class members. Chin indicated that “he expected he will only allow objections to any new provisions.” He said, “Everyone has a pretty good idea what’s on the table. Targeting the […]
