The court docket filled with new filings Thursday afternoon in advance of Judge Denise Cote’s Friday afternoon conference regarding proposals for an injunction against Apple. To the Publishers DOJ attorney Lawrence Buterman predictably but egregiously replied to the settling publishers’ complaint that the proposed injunction reneges on their long-negotiated, court-approved settlement. First he argues that Justice’s proposal “in no way seeks to modify” those settlements “or punish publisher defendants.” The injunction is all about Apple and “imposes no obligation” on publishers. Because Apple went to trial and was found guilty rather than settling, Buterman reasons, they have to get a […]
