Going on seven years later, Google and the Authors Guild are still squabbling over the basic of their lawsuit before Judge Denny Chin (who has otherwise moved on in his career, sitting on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals). Google is challenging the Guild’s new request for certification of the class, spurred by questions about the whether the proposed class could adequately represent the vast interests of different authors during arguments over the rejected settlement of the suit. Google attorney Daralyn Durie confirmed that they continue to negotiate with publishers and photographers, though a representative for the latter said “I […]
