Google finally got their chance to speak in their own voice (or at least their attorney’s voice) to the many objections raised over the proposed settlement with the Authors Guild, the AAP, and others in a brief filed yesterday with the court. In places the filing all but sneers at “many of those complaining about the settlement’s terms [who] are not themselves class members.” The overwhelming focus of Google’s arguments is on rebutting points raised in the recent opinion from the Justice Department, suggesting that is the primary set of arguments that Google believes might carry any weight with the […]
