Judge Won't Rule on Google Book Pact Thursday
A federal judge said he won’t rule Thursday on a revised settlement involving Google (GOOG) and publisher and author groups over digital copies of books.
At a fairness hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan said he wants to write an opinion at a later date outlining his views, noting there have been “voluminous materials” submitted in the case.
“To end the suspense. I am not going to rule today,” he said. “There is too much to digest.”
Lawyers for Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon.com (AMZN) and the governments of France and Germany are expected to speak in opposition to the settlement at Thursday’s hearing, which is likely to last several hours.
