The long-awaited Google Books Settlement hearing is underway today in the New York courtroom of Judge Denny Chin as he tries to clear his docket before moving up to the Court of Appeals. For any who might have brought unrealistic hopes of an immediate answer, though, Judge Chin started the morning by telling the court, “I’m not going to rule today, there’s too much to digest.” He added, “I have an open mind.” But during the morning’s presentations, Chin’s questions made it clear that he is quite familiar with the stacks of briefs already filed. He repeated the same lament […]
