When publishers first objected to Audible’s Captions initiative, which shows listeners a computer-generated transcription of the text of an audiobook as they listen, the company’s unsympathetic response was effectively, “we think this is great; if you object, you’ll have to sue us.” On Friday, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) did just that, filing suit in New York’s Southern District, asking the court to block the feature. AAP members Chronicle Books, Hachette Book Group, Harper Collins, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster are all named as plaintiffs. With Audible expected to formally launch Captions on September 10, […]
