Audible agreed that it will not enable the Captions feature “for all audiobooks for which Publishers own, or are the exclusive licensee of, the text or audiobook rights” until a Federal Court rules on the publishers’ motion for a preliminary injunction. Note importantly, however, that “Publishers” in this order is limited to the seven named plaintiffs who brought the suit only. Having given that promise, formalized as an order of the court, the parties agreed to move the expedited hearing — initially set for September 5, given Audible’s intention to launch Captions on September 10. But the timetable remains quick […]