Publishers replied to Audible’s arguments against a injunction blocking the release of their Captions transcription feature, swatting at the legal arguments as a distraction rather than an answer, and exposing the idea that there is any compelling educational benefit. “Audible’s brief is remarkable for what it admits and fails to rebut, as well as its many misstatements of copyright law.” Audible has already all but self-injuncted, telling independent publishers and authors it has “chosen to wait until the outcome of the [legal] proceeding to release it — “which is exactly what Publishers explained Audible could do to if it wanted […]
