Royalty Share ceo and attorney Bob Kohn is taking a new approach to asking the court to mitigate the effects of the ebook pricing settlements with the Department of Justice. He recently submitted Tunney Act comments on the new settlement pending with Penguin. This time, rather than asking the court to reject the settlement entirely, he suggests that they modify its provisions. Kohn asks that the restrictions on Penguin’s use of the agency model be removed. If the court agrees, he will seek the same modification for both the pending Macmillan settlement and the already approved settlements with Hachette, Harper […]
