Law Professor Pamela Samuelson from UC Berkeley (she has written about the Google Book Settlement before, see below) has posted a new article about the Department of Justice letter sent to Judge Chin on Friday.

From the Article:

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a “Statement of Interest” on September 18 recommending that Judge Chin disapprove the Proposed Settlement Agreement in the Authors Guild v. Google case. Although DOJ recognized that the public would benefit from greater access to books if the settlement was approved, it has concluded that the agreement in its current form does not satisfy legal requirements. The DOJ recommended that the litigants modify the agreement in some important respects before Judge Chin considers approving a settlement of the case. This is the most significant development since the settlement itself was announced.

Source: Huffington Post

See Also: Press Review+: U.S. Department of Justice Would Like to See Changes to Google Book Settlement (Posted on ResourceShelf 9/18)
Numerous sources are linked to in this press review.

See Also: By Pamela Samuelson, Berkeley Law Professor: Why is the Antitrust Division Investigating the Google Book Search Settlement? (via Huffington Post)

See Also: By Pamela Samuelson: Berkeley Law Professor on the “Audacity” of the Google Book Settlement (via Huffington Post)

UPDATE: 9/21: Google Working to Revise Digital Books Settlement (via NY Times)

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