Wednesday afternoon brought the expected additional filings with the court regarding the ebook pricing settlement. Two of the litigating defendants, Apple and Penguin, already had the right to be heard in 5 pages or fewer. The Authors Guild, like attorney Bob Kohn, have asked for permission to file additional remarks as a friend of the court and provided their brief on a conditional basis, subject to Judge Denise Cote’s ruling. Apple’s argument is the boldest–that they are being denied due process of law and penalized by having their ebook contracts with the settling publishers (the Settlers) voided and their MFNs […]
