Some selected documents for this case are included below.
| Date Filed | # | Document Text |
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| September 20, 2005 | 1 | COMPLAINT against Google Inc. (Filing Fee $ 250.00, Receipt Number 555987)Document filed by The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman.(laq, ) |
| October 10, 2005 | 3 | SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Google Inc. served on 9/23/2005, answer due 10/13/2005. Service was accepted by Ashok Ramani, Legal Representative, authorized to accept service of Summons in a Civil Action, Class Action Complaint, Rule 7.1 Statement, Civil Case Cover Sheet, Magistrate Judge Eaton's and Judge Sprizzo Rules along with ECF Procedures and Guidelines, on behalf of Google Inc. Document filed by The Author's Guild. (Attachments: # 1)(Dumain, Sanford) |
| October 11, 2005 | 4 |  STIPULATION AND ORDER that the time for deft to respond to the complaint is extended 20 days from 10/13 to and including 11/2/05. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/7/05) (cd, ) |
| October 11, 2005 | 5 | MOTION for Joseph M. Beck to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc. (jco, ) |
| October 11, 2005 | 6 | MOTION for Adam H. Charnes to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc. (jco, ) |
| October 24, 2005 | 7 | MOTION for an order, admitting Michael J. Boni to Appear Pro Hac Vice as counsel for Plaintiffs. Document filed by The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. Affidavit of Sanford P. Dumain attached.(sac, ) |
| October 24, 2005 | 8 | MOTION for an order, admitting J. Kate Reznick to Appear Pro Hac Vice as counsel for Plaintiffs. Document filed by The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. Affidavit of Sanford P. Dumain attached.(sac, ) |
| October 25, 2005 | 9 | ORDER granting 5 Motion for Joseph M. Beck to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/24/05) (jco, ) |
| October 25, 2005 | 10 | ORDER granting 6 Motion for Adam H. Charnes to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/24/05) (jco, ) |
| October 28, 2005 | 11 | ORDER that dft is granted leave to submit its motion for summary judgment not to exceed 25 pages on or before 11/30/05; plaintiffs shall submit their response to dft's motion and any cross motion; together not to exceed 25 pages on or before 1/6/06; dft shall submit its replyto plaintiffs' cross motion, if any, limited to the issues raised therein not to exceed fifteen pages, on or before 1/24/06 and oral argument shall occur on 1/30/06 at 3:00 pm. in courtoom 705, 40 Centre Street. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/26/05) (dle, ) |
| November 18, 2005 | 12 | NOTICE of Appearance by Laura Helen Gundersheim on behalf of all plaintiffs (Gundersheim, Laura) |
| November 30, 2005 | 13 | RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Document filed by Google Inc..(Bernstein, Robert) |
| November 30, 2005 | 14 | ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND. Document filed by Google Inc..(Bernstein, Robert) |
| December 9, 2005 | 15 | AFFIDAVIT of Sanford P. Dumain in Support re: 7 MOTION for Michael J. Boni to Appear Pro Hac Vice.. Document filed by The Author's Guild. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2)(Gundersheim, Laura) |
| December 9, 2005 | 16 | AFFIDAVIT of Sanford P. Dumain in Support re: 8 MOTION for J. Kate Reznick to Appear Pro Hac Vice.. Document filed by The Author's Guild. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2)(Gundersheim, Laura) |
| December 15, 2005 | 17 | MOTION for Alex S. Fonoroff to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attached is Affidavit of Robert J. Bernstein in support Document filed by Google Inc.. (djc, ) |
| December 15, 2005 | 18 | ORDER granting 8 Motion for J. Kate Reznick to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 12/13/05) (jco, ) |
| December 15, 2005 | 19 | ORDER granting 7 Motion for Michael J. Boni to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 12/13/05) (jco, ) |
| March 16, 2006 | 20 | ORDER; granting 17 Motion for Alex S. Fonoroff, Esq. to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 3/14/06) (sac, ) |
| March 29, 2006 | 21 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Alex Seth Fonoroff, S on behalf of Google Inc. (Fonoroff, Alex) |
| April 12, 2006 | 22 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jeffrey A. Conciatori on behalf of Google Inc. (Conciatori, Jeffrey) |
| April 13, 2006 | 23 | MOTION for Ronald L. Raider to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc. (jco, ) |
| April 19, 2006 | 24 | ORDER granting 23 Motion for Ronald L. Raider to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 4/18/06) (jco, ) |
| May 9, 2006 | 25 | NOTICE of Substitution of Attorney. Old Attorney: Robert J. Bernstein, New Attorney: Jeffrey A. Conciatori, Address: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd fl., New York, New York, United States 10010, 212-849-7000. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Conciatori, Jeffrey) |
| May 11, 2006 | 26 | STIPULATION AND ORDER; that the law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP be substituted as counsel for dft. in the place of The Law Offices of Robert J. Bernstein. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 4/27/06) (pl, ) |
| May 11, 2006 | 27 | NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Jeffrey A. Conciatori on behalf of Google Inc.. New Address: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Fl., New York, New York, United States 10010, 212-849-7000. (Conciatori, Jeffrey) |
| May 17, 2006 | 28 | PROTECTIVE ORDER; regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential information. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 5/16/2006) (kkc, ) |
| May 22, 2006 | 29 | CASE MANAGEMENT PLAN: Amended Pleadings due by 6/19/2006. Motions due by 7/2/2007. Discovery due by 4/9/2007. Pretrial Conference set for 10/23/2006 03:00 PM before Judge John E. Sprizzo; initial disclosures under Rule 26(a)(1) shall be exchanged by 5/19/06; disclosure of expert witnesses required under Rule 26(a)(2) (A) shall be exchanged on 2/16/07; initial expert reports shall be exchanged on 3/16/07; rebuttal expert reports shall be exchanged on 4/4/07; expert deposition shall be taken from 4/4/07 through 5/15/07. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 5/12/06) (dle, ) |
| June 9, 2006 | 30 | RULE 26 DISCLOSURE.Document filed by Google Inc..(Raider, Ronald) |
| June 12, 2006 | 31 | RULE 26 DISCLOSURE.Document filed by Google Inc..(Raider, Ronald) |
| June 19, 2006 | 32 | MOTION to Amend/Correct the Complaint. Document filed by The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order # 2 Certificate of Service)(Dumain, Sanford) |
| June 19, 2006 | 33 | DECLARATION of J Kate Reznick in Support re: 32 MOTION to Amend/Correct the Complaint.. Document filed by The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Amended Complaint)# 2 Certificate of Service)(Dumain, Sanford) |
| June 19, 2006 | 34 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 32 MOTION to Amend/Correct the Complaint.. Document filed by The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Dumain, Sanford) |
| June 29, 2006 | 35 | STIPULATION AND ORDER: The parties agree as follows: Plaintiffs may amend their complaint as set forth in their moving papers, and the amended class action complaint attached to the moving papers is deemed filed on June 19, 2006. Defendant shall file a responsive pleading within thirty days of the date of this stipulation and order. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 6/28/06) (js, ) |
| July 26, 2006 | 36 | AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 1 Complaint against Google Inc.Document filed by Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. Related document: 1 Complaint filed by Betty Miles,, Daniel Hoffman, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang.(db, ) |
| July 26, 2006 | 37 | ANSWER to Amended Complaint. Document filed by Google Inc.. Related document: 36 Amended Complaint, filed by Betty Miles,, Daniel Hoffman,, The Author's Guild,, Herbert Mitgang,, Paul Dickson,, Joseph Goulden,.(Charnes, Adam) |
| September 14, 2006 | 38 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Ronald Lee Raider on behalf of Google Inc. (Raider, Ronald) |
| September 26, 2006 | 39 | PROTECTIVE ORDER...regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential material.... (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 9/22/2006) (lb, ) |
| September 29, 2006 | 40 | NOTICE of Intent to Serve Subpoenas. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment (Part 1)# 2 Attachment (Part 2)# 3 Attachment (Part 3))(Raider, Ronald) |
| October 4, 2006 | 41 | NOTICE of Intent to Serve Subpoena. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A)(Raider, Ronald) |
| October 6, 2006 | 42 | NOTICE/ORDER OF WITHDRAWAL; Shannon M. McKenna an atty at Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP and one of the attorney for Plaintiff- The Author's Guild, hereby withdraws as counsel for said plaintiff. Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP continues to serve as counsel for plaintiff -The Author's Guild through its atty Sanford P. Dumain who requests that all future correspondence and papers in ths action continue to be directed to him. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/3/06) (djc, ) |
| October 6, 2006 | 43 | MOTION for Hadley Perkins Roeltgen to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. (jco, ) |
| October 16, 2006 | 44 | AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 6/19/2006. Motions due by 1/11/2008. Pretrial Conference set for 3/12/2007 03:00 PM before Judge John E. Sprizzo. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/12/06) (kco, ) |
| October 16, 2006 | 45 | ORDER ADMITTING ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE. Hadley Perkins Roeltgen is permitted to argue this case. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/12/06) (kco, ) |
| November 22, 2006 | 46 | NOTICE of Intent To Serve Subpoena. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Raider, Ronald) |
| January 8, 2007 | 47 | AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER REGARDING COORDIANTION AND SCHEDULING;the actions penidng in this Court are hereby coordinated for all pre-trial purposes before this Court....; The joint Protective order shall be entered simultaneously with the entry of this Order. Motions for Summary Judgment, if any, shall be filed Tuesday, March 11, 2008. The pretrial conference previously scheduled for 3/12/07 is adjourned. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 1/3/07) (djc, ) |
| February 27, 2007 | 48 | AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER REGARDING COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING; The captioned actions pending in this Court are hereby coordinated for a pre-trial purposes before this Court. These actions shall be referred to herein as "Coordinated Actions". Motions due by 6/9/2007., Pretrial Conference set for 7/26/2007 03:00 PM before Judge John E. Sprizzo. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 2/26/07) (djc) |
| April 3, 2007 | 49 | NOTICE of Change of Firm Affiliation and Entry of Appearance. Document filed by Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. (Boni, Michael) |
| May 23, 2007 | 50 | AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER REGARDING COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING: Third party discovery due by 4/20/2006, Merits discovery due by 5/12/2008, Disclosure of expert witnesses under Rule 26(a)(2)(A) due by 3/17/2008, Initial expert reports to be exchanged 4/14/2008. Rebuttal experts reports shall be exchanged on 5/5/2008, Expert disposition taken from 5/5/2008 - 6/16/2008. Summary Judgment Motions due by 8/11/2008; responses due 60 days. Responses due 30 days of service of the motion. Pretrial Conference set for 9/24/2007 03:00 PM before Judge John E. Sprizzo. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 5/17/2007) (jar) |
| July 25, 2007 | 51 | AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER REGARDING COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING: Motions for Summary Judgment due by 10/13/2008. Pretrial Conference set for 11/27/2007 at 03:00 PM before Judge John E. Sprizzo. All other deadlines are set forth in this order. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 7/20/07) (kco) |
| October 2, 2007 | 52 | AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER REGARDING COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the above-captioned actions pending in this Court are hereby coordinated for all pre-trial purposes before this Court and as further set forth in this Order. Motions for Summary Judgment due by 12/15/2008. If parties wish to file motions they shall request a pre-motion conference prior to any filings. Oppositions to Motions for Summary Judgment shall be filed within 30 days of service of the motion for summary judgment. Merits Discovery due by 9/15/2008. Production of Documents deadline due by 11/26/07. Expert Depositions shall be taken from Monday, 9/8/08 through Monday, 10/20/08. Defendant's Opposition to any Motion for Class Certification shall be filed 60 days after the motion for class certification has been filed. Plaintiffs' Reply in support of Class Certification shall be filed 30 days after the Opposition is filed. All conference previously scheduled in the Coordinated Actions are hereby adjourned. The Pretrial Conference shall take place on Tues., Nov. 18, 2008. (Signed by Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy on 9/28/07)- Part I (tro) |
| November 21, 2007 | 53 | AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER REGARDING COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING: The production of documents requests served shall be completed by 1/28/2008. Merit discovery due 11/17/2008. Disclosure of expert witnesses shall be exchanged on 9/22/2008. Initial expert reports shall be exchanged on 10/20/2008. Rebuttal expert reports due 11/10/2008. Expert depositions to be taken from 11/10/2008 through 12/22/2008. Motions for summary judgment due by 2/16/2009. Oppositions to Motion for summary judgment due within 30 days of service of the motion. Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification due 30 days after the Courts decision with respect to summary judgment. Defendant's Opposition to Motion for Class Certification due 60 days after the motion for class certification, Plaintiffs' reply in support of Class Certification due 30 days after the Opposition is filed. The pretrial conference shall take place on 11/18/2008 for the purpose of informing the Court of the status of the case. However, the parties must, in addition, contact the Court to schedule a pre-motion conference before filing any motion. (Signed by Judge Peter K. Leisure for Judge John E. Sprizzo on 11/19/2007) (jar) |
| January 29, 2008 | 54 | AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER REGARDING COORDINATION AND SCHEDULING ( Expert Witness List due by 11/24/2008. Discovery due by 1/20/2009. Motions due by 4/16/2009.) Defendant's Opposition to any Motion for Class Certification shall be 60 days after the motion for class certification shall be filed 60 days after the motion for class certification has been filed. Plaintiffs' Reply in support of Class Certification shall be filed 30 days after the Opposition is filed. All conferences previously scheduled in the Coordinated Actions are hereby adjourned. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 1/29/08) (js) |
| October 28, 2008 | 55 | MOTION to Approve /Notice of Motion for Preliminary Settlement Approval. Document filed by Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman.(Boni, Michael) |
| October 28, 2008 | 56 | DECLARATION of Michael J. Boni and Exhibits in Support re: 55 MOTION to Approve /Notice of Motion for Preliminary Settlement Approval.. Document filed by Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. (Boni, Michael) |
| October 28, 2008 | 57 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 55 MOTION to Approve /Notice of Motion for Preliminary Settlement Approval.. Document filed by Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. (Boni, Michael) |
| October 30, 2008 | 58 | STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS; that pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the parties to the above-captioned case and to The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., et al. v. Google Inc., No. 05 CY 8881, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby agree that plaintiffs may. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/29/08) (pl) |
| October 31, 2008 | 59 | SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 36 Amended Complaint, against Google Inc. Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., Associational Plaintiffs, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. Related document: 36 Amended Complaint, filed by The Author's Guild, Betty Miles, Joseph Goulden, Paul Dickson, Herbert Mitgang, Daniel Hoffman.(dle) |
| October 29, 2008 | 60 | MOTION for Daralyn J. Durie to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc.(dle) |
| October 29, 2008 | 61 | MOTION for David J. Silbert to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc.(dle) |
| October 29, 2008 | 62 | MOTION for Joseph C. Gratz to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc.(dle) |
| October 29, 2008 | 63 | MOTION for Melissa J. Miksch to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc.(dle) |
| November 17, 2008 | 64 | ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY SETTLEMENT APPROVAL: Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: The motion is GRANTED. The Settlement Agreement is hereby preliminarily approved. Unless otherwise specified, all defined terms herein shall have the same meaning as in the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Class set forth within and two Sub-Classes are provisionally certified for settlement purposes only. A final settlement/fairness hearing shall be held on June 11, 2009, at 1:00 p.m., before the undersigned in Courtroom 14C, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. The Notice Commencement Date shall be January 5, 2009. The Opt-Out Deadline shall be May 5, 2009.. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 11/14/2008) (jfe) |
| December 4, 2008 | 65 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition //JOINT OPPOSITION by Plaintiffs and Defendant to Claudia Pearson's Motion Requesting Change of Date for Final Fairness Hearing (N.B.: Motion has not yet been filed in the ECF System). Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. (Keller, Bruce) |
| December 10, 2008 | 66 | ORDER It is hereby ordered that Claudia Pearsons motion shall be and hereby is denied; and it is further ordered that the Fairness Hearing shall occur on June 11, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Courtroom 14C, 500 pearl Street. (Signed by Judge Peter K. Leisure for John E. Sprizzo on 12/9/08) (mme) |
| December 18, 2008 | 67 | MOTION to Approve Claim Forms / Notice of Motion on Consent for Approval of Claim Forms. Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc..(Keller, Bruce) |
| December 18, 2008 | 68 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 67 MOTION to Approve Claim Forms / Notice of Motion on Consent for Approval of Claim Forms. / Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion on Consent for Approval of Claim Forms. Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Part 2 of 4, # 2 Part 3 of 4, # 3 Part 4 of 4)(Keller, Bruce) |
| December 23, 2008 | 69 | ORDER APPROVING CLAIM FORMS: granting 67 Motion to Approve Claims Forms. The Motion is GRANTED. The Court approves as to forms attached to the to the Motions as Exhibits B and C, respectively. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Crotty on 12/23/2008) (tve) |
| January 8, 2009 | 70 | NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Denny Chin. Judge John E. Sprizzo is no longer assigned to the case. (mbe) (mbe). |
| February 2, 2009 | 71 | NOTICE of Substitution of Attorney. Old Attorney: Asim Bhansali, New Attorney: Daralyn J. Durie, Address: Durie Tangri Lemley Roberts & Kent LLP, 332 Pine Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA, USA 94104, 415-362-6666. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Gratz, Joseph) |
| March 24, 2009 | 73 | MEMO ENDORSEMENT: So ordered on: 71 Notice of Substitution of Attorney, filed by Google Inc. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 3/24/09) (cd) |
| March 31, 2009 | 74 | OBJECTION TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT: Google pursued its copying project in calculated disregard of authors' rights. Its business plan was: "So, sue me". To approve the proposed settlement would vindicate Google's street ethics: that the law is whatever you can grab and get away with. Google's added twist -- its update on the Dickensian street pickpocket -- is that if you take very little from very many people, with a technological efficiency unimaginable to Fagan and outsourced at a low cost that he would have envied, you have some real money. Google's case should be referred to the U.S. Attorney for prosecution. Equal Justice demands no less. Filed by Robert M. Kunstadt (jpo) |
| April 1, 2009 | 75 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Daniel Kornstein dated 3/27/09 re: Request that the Institute file its brief by 5/5/09. ENDORSEMENT: Approved. ( Brief due by 5/5/2009.) (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 4/1/09) (cd) |
| April 8, 2009 | 76 | MOTION for Joseph C. Gratz to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc.(dle) |
| April 8, 2009 | 77 | MOTION for Daralyn J. Durie to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc.(dle) |
| April 9, 2009 | 78 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, J. Michael McMahon from Dr. Erik H. Fournier dated 3/21/2009 re: Requesting the reimbursement of necessary attorney costs by Google Inc., Defendant, from cause of the authors copyright perception in this procedure in accordance with F.R.C.P. Rule 54 (b) (1) and (2). (jpo) |
| April 10, 2009 | 79 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE: granting 60 Motion for Daralyn J. Duri to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 4/14/2009) (jfe) (jfe). |
| April 14, 2009 | 80 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE: granting 62 Motion for Joseph C. Gratz to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 4/14/2009) (jfe) |
| April 23, 2009 | 84 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Hope Ryden dated 4/17/2009 re: Author writes to raise objections to language in the Google Book Settlement. (tve) |
| April 23, 2009 | 86 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Barbara Burke aka Barbara Burke Hubbard dated 4/6/2009 re: Author writes to confirm that she opted-out of the settlement and instruct Google not to include copies of any of her work, in whole or in part, including but not limited to the list further set forth in this letter in any of its databases. (tve) |
| April 27, 2009 | 87 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Daniel Joseph Kornstein on behalf of New York Law School, Institute for Information Law and Policy (Kornstein, Daniel) |
| April 27, 2009 | 88 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Mikaela Ann McDermott on behalf of New York Law School, Institute for Information Law and Policy (McDermott, Mikaela) |
| April 28, 2009 | 89 | ORDER: Upon consideration of the letters, I will grant approximately a four-month extension, as follows:(1) Paragraph 15 of the Preliminary Approval Order is amended to extend the Opt-Out deadline to September 4, 2009 ('Extended Opt-Out Deadline"). (2) References in Paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Preliminary Approval Order to May 5, 2009 (the original "Opt-Out Deadline") are amended to refer to the Extended Opt-Out Deadline of September 4, 2009. To the extent the Court gave objectors and amici curiae until May 5, 2009 to submit their views to the Court, that date is also extended to September 4, 2009. (3) No other deadlines or provisions set forth in the Settlement Agreement will be affected by this Order. (4) Paragraph 10 of the Preliminary Approval Order is amended to provide that the Final Fairness Hearing will be held on October 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. before the undersigned in Courtroom llA, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York, 10007.(5) Class Counsel will promptly (a) post notice of the Extended Opt-Out Deadline and Final Fairness Hearing date at the top of the home page of the official Settlement website, (b)issue a press release to announce these dates, and (c) notify IFRRO and the other major rights organizations that have assisted the Notice Provider. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 4/28/09) (js) |
| April 28, 2009 | 90 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon, Clerk of Court from Lee Killough dated April 20, 2009 re: I am writing to object to one provision of the Google settlement. (rw) |
| April 28, 2009 | 91 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon, Clerk of Court from Donica Bettanin dated 20 April 2009 re: We wish to object the impending Google Book Settlement, the Fairness Hearing for which is scheduled for 11 June 2009. Our objection is enclosed. (rw) |
| April 24, 2009 | 92 | ORDER re letters requesting a pre-motion conference from proposed interveners, Internet Archive, Lewis Hyde, Harry Lewis, and the Open Access Trust seeking leave to intervene: I have construed their letters as motions to intervene, and the motions are denied. The proposed interveners are, however, free to file objections to the proposed settlement or amicus briefs, either of which must be filed by the 5/5/09 objection deadline. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 4/24/09) (cd) |
| April 30, 2009 | 93 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jeffrey Pearlman dated 4/28/2009 re: We write to request permission for Public Knowledge to file a brief amicus curiae on behalf of itself and other similarly interested amici in the above-captioned case on the issue of the proposed settlement's effects on orphan works-copyrighted works whose owners cannot be located. The brief, in support of neither party, will be no longer than 25 pages, and will be filed no later than May 5,2009, the date set for opt-outs and objections to the proposed settlement agreement. ENDORSEMENT: Approved. The brief shall be filed by the new opt-out date. ( Brief due by 5/5/2009.) (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 4/30/2009) (jmi) |
| May 1, 2009 | 94 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Mayer Brenner dated 4/24/09 re: Counsel writes to objection to several provisions of the Settlement. (mme) |
| May 1, 2009 | 95 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Shirley A. Young dated 4/23/09 re: Counsel writes to objection to Google scanning or displaying any part of her book and it is so noted on the cover page that all rights reserved including the rights to reproduce this book or parts thereof in any form without prior written permission from the author. (mme) |
| May 1, 2009 | 96 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from John Moore dated 4/22/09 re: Counsel objects to the "opt-out" provisions of the settlement and request that the Court reject the settlement unless it is modified to "opt-in." (mme) |
| May 1, 2009 | 97 | LETTER addressed to Settlement Administrator from Dennis Eddings dated 4/22/09 re: Counsel writes this letter to serve as an official notice that on behalf of his brother David Eddings, he is opting out of the Google Settlement for works by David Eddings, per the attached sheet. (mme) |
| May 6, 2009 | 98 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joanne E. Zack on behalf of Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman (Zack, Joanne) |
| May 6, 2009 | 99 | MOTION for John W. Davis to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by David Meininger.(dle) |
| May 12, 2009 | 100 | LIBRARY ASSOCIATION COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. (tro) |
| May 12, 2009 | 101 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Elanor Wood dated 5/5/09 re: Copies of the opt-out letters signed by authors and estate proprietors, as well as their lists of published works, are available upon request. (tro) |
| May 12, 2009 | 102 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Australian Society of Authors dated 4/29/09 re: Submission to Fairness Hearing, Google books settlement, New York 11 June, by Australian Society of Authors. (tro) |
| May 13, 2009 | 103 | NOTICE of opt out. Document filed by Linda D. Delgado. (djc) Modified on 5/18/2009 (tro). (tro). |
| May 13, 2009 | 104 | Notice of Opt Out of Habibullah Saleem. (djc) (tro). |
| May 13, 2009 | 105 | NOTICE of opt out of Maryann Mahmoodian. (djc) (tro). |
| May 13, 2009 | 106 | NOTICE of opt out of Linda Kay Jitmoud. (djc) (tro). |
| May 13, 2009 | 107 | NOTICE of Opt Out of Shirley Gavin Anjum. (djc) (tro). |
| May 13, 2009 | 108 | NOTICE of Opt Out of Saaleh E. Bhamjee. (djc) (tro). |
| May 15, 2009 | 109 | ORDER granting 99 Motion for John W. Davis to Appear Pro Hac Vice for class member David Meininger.. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 5/15/09) (cd) |
| May 15, 2009 | 110 | LETTER addressed to the Clerk of Court from Dr. Else Maria Wischermann dated 5/5/09 re: Google settlement agreement (letter in German, no translation provided). (cd) |
| May 15, 2009 | 111 | Submission To Fairness Hearing, Google Books Settlement, NY 6/11, by Australian Society of Authors, dated 4/29/09. (cd) |
| May 22, 2009 | 112 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Michael J. Boni dated 5/20/2009 re: We write on behalf of all the settling parties to inform the Court of our position on an issue raised by Your Honor's Order of April 24, 2009. That Order states that the proposed intervenors are "free to file objections to the proposed settlement or amicus briefs..." (emphasis added). While the April 24 Order does not expressly state that any proposed intervenors who are not also members of the Settlement Class have standing to object, out of an abundance of caution we write now only to state our position that those persons lack such standing. ENDORSEMENT: My 4/24/09 Order does not purport to bestow standing on any persons who do not have standing. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 5/22/2009) (jmi) Modified on 5/27/2009 (jmi). |
| May 26, 2009 | 113 | NOTICE OF APPEAL from 92 Order. Document filed by Lewis Hyde, Harry Lewis, Open Access Trust Inc. Filing fee $ 455.00, receipt number E 688957. (nd) |
| June 1, 2009 | 114 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon, Clerk of Court from A. Michael Noll, Ph. D dated 5/19/09 re: Mr. Noll writes to object to the Google class action settlement. (tro) |
| June 1, 2009 | 115 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon, Clerk of Court from Barbara Ann Gorte dated 4/3/09 re: Comments and Objections to Settlement for the Court's Consideration. (tro) |
| June 5, 2009 | 116 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Takasu Jiro, Chairman of Ryutaikyo, Tokyo, Japan dated (no date provided), Re: As the chairman of a Japanese publishers' association comprising of 98 members, I hereby declare that we oppose to the Settlement so as to protect our publishing tradition from unlawful digitization by Google. (ae) |
| June 12, 2009 | 117 | The Publishers' Association on Book Distribution, dated 5/18/09. (pl) |
| June 24, 2009 | 118 | MOTION for James Grimmelman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by New York Law School, Institute for Information Law and Policy.(dle) |
| July 1, 2009 | 119 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Angela EBer, Jurgen Kehrer and Andreas Izquierdo re: Representing more than 500 crime writers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland we as spokesmen for the "SYNDlKAT - Autorengruppe deutschsprachige Kriminalliteratur" are deeply concerned about the unauthorized scanning of literary texts and whole books by the Google cooperation for use in their online library on the internet. This kind of action is a violation of German and European copyright laws that calls for legal punishment. Among the authors concerned are a huge number of writers of the German language whose personal rights and private contracts for their books that they have signed with German publishers are violated by Google. (jmi) |
| July 2, 2009 | 120 | ORDER, that by letter dated July 2, 2009, a copy of which is attached hereto, the Government advises the Court that it has opened an antitrust investigation into the proposed settlement in this case.The fairness hearing is scheduled for October 7, 2009. The Court intends to conduct the hearing on that date. If the Government wishes to present its views in writing, it must do so by September 18, 2009. The Government may also appear at the hearing to present its views orally. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 7/2/09) (pl) |
| July 2, 2009 | 121 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION, granting 118 Motion for James Grimmelman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 7/2/09) (pl) |
| July 23, 2009 | 122 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from R. Emmett McAuliffe dated July 16,2009 re: Pursuant to Your Honor's Individual Practice 2(A), we write on behalf of The Media Exchange Company, Inc. ("TMEC") to request a clarification of TMEC's right to object to the Settlement as anon-class member and/or file an amicus curiae brief. Despite not being a class member, TMEC believes it and its customers have an interest in the proceeding. ENDORSEMENT: Application GRANTED. TMEC may object as a non-class member and/or file an amicus brief. The Court prefers one submission. This is without prejudice to any argument the parities may make that TMEC lacks standing to object. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 7/23/2009) (jmi) |
| July 23, 2009 | 123 | LETTER addressed to Clerk of the Court from Claude Almansi-Beguin dated 7/9/09 re: Objections to the Google Book Search Settlement Agreement. (db) |
| July 23, 2009 | 124 | LETTER addressed to Administrator from John Larry Ray dated 7/12/09 re: Questions regarding the Google lawsuit settlement. (db) |
| August 5, 2009 | 125 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Andrew J. Imparato dated 7/27/2009 re: Counsel writes on behalf of The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) to respectfully ask that the Court approve the proposed settlement between the Authors Guild and Google in the above captioned case. (tve) |
| August 5, 2009 | 126 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Kathy Rowland dated 8/3/2009 re: Counsel writes to inform the Court that an objection is made to the proposed settlement. (tve) |
| August 5, 2009 | 127 | LETTER from Robert Pullman dated 7/30/2009 re: The Chair of the Australian Society of Authors writes to inform the the Court that they welcomes the agreement and does not oppose it. (tve) |
| August 7, 2009 | 128 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, J. Michael McMahon from Prof. Dr. Thomas Meir dated 8/1/2009 re: I want to object to the settlement as actually proposed that there is no choice to accept the digitalization of my works under the condition that they are made accessible on an open access basis only. (jpo) |
| August 7, 2009 | 129 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from John B. Forkenbrock dated 8/7/2009 re: I request the Court's permission to submit this letter in support of final settlement approval in the aforementioned case. (jpo) |
| August 12, 2009 | 130 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Brent Wilkes, LULAC National Executive Director, dated 8/10/2009 re: The League of United Latin American Citizens wishes to formally submit this letter as amicus curiae in support of the final settlement approval. (tve) |
| August 13, 2009 | 131 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Scott James aka Kemble Scott, author of the novels SoMa and The Sower dated August 10, 2009 re: I'm a published author whose work is at stake in the proposed settlement for The Authors Guild et al., vs. Google, Inc. I'm not a lawyer, so you'll have to excuse my lack of legalese, but... this deal stinks. Please put an end to it. It's wrong on so many levels. (rw) |
| August 13, 2009 | 132 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Scott James dated 8/10/09 re: I'm a published author whose work is at stake in the proposed settlement for The Authors Guild, et al., vs. Google, Inc. I object to The Authors Guild, et al., vs. Google, Inc. settlement. Please intervene and stop it. (pl) |
| July 30, 2009 | 133 | MOTION for Matthew Christian Schruers to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Computer and Communications Industry Association.(dle) |
| August 17, 2009 | 134 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Mary Croughan, Henry Powell et al, dated 8/13/09 re: Not opposed to the settlement. (cd) |
| August 17, 2009 | 135 | Objection To Proposed Class Action Settlement On Behalf Of Author's Rights Class Member Ian Franckenstein, dated 8/13/09. (cd) |
| August 18, 2009 | 136 | MANDATE of USCA WITHDRAWING APPEAL (Certified Copy) as to 113 Notice of Appeal filed by Lewis Hyde, Open Access Trust Inc., Harry Lewis USCA Case Number 09-2224-cv....that the appeal is hereby WITHDRAWN pursuant to Rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Catherine O'Hagan Wolfe, Clerk USCA. Certified: 8/17/2009. (nd) |
| August 19, 2009 | 137 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION granting 133 Motion for Matthew Christian Schruers to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Matthew Christian Schruers is admitted to practice pro hac vice as counsel for Computer and Communications Industry Association in the above captioned case in this action. Counsel shall forward the pro hac vice fee to the Clerk of Court. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 8/18/09) (tro) |
| August 19, 2009 | 138 | LETTER addressed to Denny Chin from Gregory Cendana dated 8/17/2009 re: The United States Student Association (USSA) hereby requests this court's permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae supporting final settlement approval in the above-referenced case. (tve) |
| August 19, 2009 | 139 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from John G. Flores dated 8/17/2009 re: The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) requests the court's permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae supporting final settlement approval in The Authors Guild et al. v. Google, Inc, Case. (tve) |
| August 20, 2009 | 143 | Objection of Scott E. Gant to proposed settlement, and to certification of the proposed settlement class and sub-classes. (jfe) |
| August 20, 2009 | 144 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from E. Ted Fox dated 8/19/2009 re: Counsel request the court's permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae supporting final settlement approval in the above-referenced case. (jfe) |
| August 24, 2009 | 145 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - (WRONG FILER SELECTED) - NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph Solomon Hall on behalf of The Author's Guild (Hall, Joseph) Modified on 8/25/2009 (lb). |
| August 25, 2009 | 146 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph Solomon Hall on behalf of Harold Bloom (Hall, Joseph) Modified on 8/26/2009 (jar). |
| August 26, 2009 | 147 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph Solomon Hall on behalf of Elliot Abrams, Charlotte Allen, Phyllis Ammons, Richard Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Jack Beerman, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, David Gelernter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Victor Davis Hanson, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Richard Howard, Ishmael Jones, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Michael Perry, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Peter Schweizer, Roger Simon, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Harold Bloom (Hall, Joseph) |
| August 27, 2009 | 148 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jennifer B. Caplan dated 8/26/2009 re: Requesting permission for Sony Electronics Inc. to file an amicus curiae brief in support of approval of the proposed settlement in this matter. ENDORSEMENT: Application granted, but the amicus brief must be filed by September 4, 2009. (Signed by Judge Richard J. Sullivan on 8/27/2009) (jpo) |
| August 27, 2009 | 149 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Kenneth L. Frazier dated 8/14/2009 re: Requesting that the Court approve the settlement agreement among the parties in this case. (jpo) |
| August 27, 2009 | 150 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from E. Ted Fox dated 8/19/2009 re: The Court should approve the Settlement in such a manner as to maximize benefits to the public and to create a platform for similar developments relating to photo imaging. (jpo) |
| August 26, 2009 | 151 | MOTION for David Nimmer to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc.(dle) |
| August 26, 2009 | 152 | MOTION for Alexander F. Wiles to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc.(dle) |
| August 27, 2009 | 153 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, J. Michael McMahon from Yin Po Tschang re: Digitization is good. Google has the freedom to do whatever it wants. But it has no right to impose a new principle of law on us, especially one that goes against the spirit and letter of the principle of common heritage of mankind. (jpo) |
| August 20, 2009 | 154 | MOTION for Jennifer Lynch to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Class Member Objectors.(dle) |
| August 27, 2009 | 155 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Sallie Lowenstein dated 8/17/2009 re: Requesting that the Court does not approve the settlement and hence deny Google permission to change how ownership of intellectual property is protected through a settlement that is so dense that lawyers can't agree on what it means and which is clearly close to incomprehensible to the average author. (jpo) |
| August 20, 2009 | 156 | MOTION for Cindy Cohn to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Class Member Objectors.(dle) |
| August 27, 2009 | 157 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jonathan Brown dated 8/14/2009 re: We believe the proposed settlement will offer benefits to users of content in colleges and universities large and small. We hope that the proposed settlement will be approved.(jpo) |
| August 27, 2009 | 158 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Susan Benton dated 8/19/2009 re: Requesting that the Court require the parties to address the issues raised in this document before approving the proposed settlement. (jpo) |
| August 28, 2009 | 159 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jeanine Varner, Ph.D., Provost, Abilene Christian Inversity, dated August 26, 2009 re: We, the undersigned, request your permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae in support of final settlement approval in the above case. (rw) |
| August 28, 2009 | 160 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, J. Michael McMahon, from Arthur Ramous dated August 21, 2009 re: I'm staying in the Settlement; however I have the following comment to make. (rw) Modified on 8/28/2009 (rw). |
| August 28, 2009 | 161 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, J. Michael McMahon from Virginia Aronson dated 8/19/2009 re: I am writing to file my objection to the settlement by Google Books with copyright holders (case NO 05CV8136 (SDNY). I am a writer with more than 30 titles for which I am the author or coauthor. Two of these titles have already been scanned and added to Google's electronic database without my knowledge or permission. I am the copyright holder in both cases. I object to this infringement of copyright and I object to the settlement on my behalf undertaken without my knowledge.(rw) |
| August 28, 2009 | 162 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, J. Michael McMahon from Erika Mailman dated August 21, 2009 re: I'm writing to object to, and express my horror at, the Google Book Settlement currently on Judge Denny Chin's desk. (rw) |
| August 31, 2009 | 163 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Alexandra A. E. Shapiro on behalf of Harrasowitz, Media24, Studentlitteratur AB, Norstedts Forlagsgrupp AB, Norstedts Kartor AB, Leopard Forlag AB, Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Schweizer Buchhandler - und Verleger-Verband SBVV, Hauptverband des Osterreichischen Buchhandels, Svenska Forlaggareforeningen (Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 164 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Daniel J. Fetterman on behalf of Consumer Watchdog (Fetterman, Daniel) |
| August 31, 2009 | 165 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Peter Jonathan Toren on behalf of Consumer Watchdog (Toren, Peter) |
| August 31, 2009 | 166 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Cynthia S. Arato on behalf of Harrasowitz, Media24, Studentlitteratur AB, Norstedts Forlagsgrupp AB, Norstedts Kartor AB, Leopard Forlag AB, Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Schweizer Buchhandler - und Verleger-Verband SBVV, Hauptverband des Osterreichischen Buchhandels, Svenska Forlaggareforeningen (Arato, Cynthia) |
| August 31, 2009 | 167 | Objection To Proposed Settlement. Document filed by Harrasowitz, Media24, Studentlitteratur AB, Norstedts Forlagsgrupp AB, Norstedts Kartor AB, Leopard Forlag AB, Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Schweizer Buchhandler - und Verleger-Verband SBVV, Hauptverband des Osterreichischen Buchhandels, Svenska Forlaggareforeningen. (Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 168 | DECLARATION of Barbara Krauss in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Harrasowitz. (Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 169 | DECLARATION of Ashoek Adhikari in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Media24. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Appendix A)(Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 170 | DECLARATION of Jerker Fransson in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Studentlitteratur AB. (Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 171 | DECLARATION of Maria Hamrefors in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Norstedts Forlagsgrupp AB, Norstedts Kartor AB. (Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 172 | DECLARATION of Dan Israel in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Leopard Forlag AB. (Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 173 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from John B. Morris, Jr. dated 8/28/2009 re: Counsel writes on behalf of CDT, to request permission for CDT to file a brief amicus curiae, to be filed in support of neither party, will not exceed 25 pages, and will be filed by 9/4/2009. ENDORSEMENT: Approved. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 8/31/2009) (tve) |
| August 31, 2009 | 174 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Theodore Conrad Max on behalf of Federal Republic of Germany (Max, Theodore) |
| August 31, 2009 | 175 | DECLARATION of Christian Sprang in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Pages 11-20 of Sprang Declaration, # 2 Exhibit A (1 of 4), # 3 Exhibit A (2 of 4), # 4 Exhibit A (3 of 4), # 5 Exhibit A (4 of 4), # 6 Exhibit B (1 of 4), # 7 Exhibit B (2 of 4), # 8 Exhibit B (3 of 4), # 9 Exhibit B (4 of 4), # 10 Exhibit C, # 11 Exhibit D (1 of 4), # 12 Exhibit D (2 of 4), # 13 Exhibit D (3 of 4), # 14 Exhibit D (4 of 4), # 15 Exhibit E, # 16 Exhibit F (1 of 4), # 17 Exhibit F (2 of 4), # 18 Exhibit F (3 of 4), # 19 Exhibit F (4 of 4), # 20 Exhibit G, # 21 Exhibit H, # 22 Exhibit I, # 23 Exhibit J, # 24 Exhibit K)(Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 176 | DECLARATION of Dani Landolf in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Schweizer Buchhandler - und Verleger-Verband SBVV. (Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 177 | DECLARATION of Inge Kralupper in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Hauptverband des Osterreichischen Buchhandels. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 178 | DECLARATION of Kristina Ahlinder in Support re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Svenska Forlaggareforeningen. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B (1 of 4), # 3 Exhibit B (2 of 4), # 4 Exhibit B (3 of 4), # 5 Exhibit B (4 of 4), # 6 Exhibit C)(Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| August 31, 2009 | 179 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition to the Settlement Proposal on Behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. Document filed by Federal Republic of Germany. (Max, Theodore) |
| August 31, 2009 | 180 | DECLARATION of Ministerialdirigent Dr. Johannes Christian Wichard in Opposition re: 179 Memorandum of Law in Opposition. Document filed by Federal Republic of Germany. (Max, Theodore) |
| September 1, 2009 | 181 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Alexandra A. E. Shapiro on behalf of Czernin Verlag (Shapiro, Alexandra) |
| September 1, 2009 | 182 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Cynthia S. Arato on behalf of Czernin Verlag (Arato, Cynthia) |
| August 31, 2009 | 183 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Hadrian R. Katz dated 8/31/2009 re: Counsel respectfully seek leave from the Court to file, in addition, an amicus brief on behalf of the Open Book Alliance, a coalition of diverse organizations including Amazon.com, Inc., The American Society of Journalists and Authors, The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses, Microsoft Corporation, The New York Library Association, Small Press Distribution, The Special Libraries Association, and Yahoo! Inc., as well as the Internet Archive. With the Court's permission, that amicus brief as well will be filed by the September 4, 2009 objection deadline. ENDORSEMENT: Application Granted. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 8/31/2009) (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 184 | FILING ERROR - WRONG EVENT TYPE SELECTED FROM MENU (Joinder) - NOTICE of Joinder re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Czernin Verlag. (Arato, Cynthia) Modified on 9/2/2009 (jar). |
| September 1, 2009 | 185 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - (LINKED TO A DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY, SEE DOCUMENT #220) - DECLARATION of Benedikt Foeger in Support re: 184 Notice (Other), 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Czernin Verlag. (Arato, Cynthia) Modified on 9/8/2009 (lb). |
| September 1, 2009 | 186 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Harrasowitz, Studentlitteratur AB, Norstedts Forlagsgrupp AB, Norstedts Kartor AB, Leopard Forlag AB, Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Schweizer Buchhandler - und Verleger-Verband SBVV, Hauptverband des Osterreichischen Buchhandels, Svenska Forlaggareforeningen, Czernin Verlag.(Arato, Cynthia) |
| September 1, 2009 | 187 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Naspers Ltd. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Media24.(Arato, Cynthia) |
| September 1, 2009 | 188 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Robert Cooper Ramo dated 8/31/2009 re: In light of the objections set within, the Institute requests that the Court decline to approve the GBS as currently drafted. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 189 | LETTER addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Martine Schaap dated 8/27/2009 re: We (Uitgeverij Ploegsma BV) are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 190 | LETTER addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Barbel Dorweiler dated 8/27/2009 re: We (Queridos Childrens Books ) are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 191 | LETTER addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Manja Heerze dated 8/27/2009 re: We (Uitgeverij Leopold BV ) are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 192 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Mark Pieters dated 8/27/2009 re: We (Em. Queridos Uitgeverij B.V ) are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 193 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Paul Roosenstein dated 8/27/2009 re: We, SWP publisher, are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections set forth within to this Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 194 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Mark Pieters dated 8/27/2009 re: We (Athenaeum - Polak & Van Gennep) are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 195 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Vic Van de Reijt dated 8/27/2009 re: We (Nijgh & Van Ditmar) are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 196 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Jerker Nilsson dated 8/28/2009 re: We (Liber AB, herein after called "Liber") are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 197 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by David A. Zapolsky on behalf of Amazon.com, Inc. (Zapolsky, David) |
| September 1, 2009 | 198 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc..(Zapolsky, David) |
| September 1, 2009 | 199 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Peter Van Haaften dated 8/27/2009 re: Counsel writes to make the following objections and comments set forth within to the Google Book Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 200 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Peter Van Haaften dated 8/27/2009 re: Counsel writes to make the following objections and comments set forth within to the Google Book Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 201 | LETTER addressed to Mr J. Michael McMahon from Miss Lynne Garner dated 8/27/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Google Book Settlement.. (jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 202 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Scott James dated 8/27/2009 re: For all of the reasons set forth within, Counsel objects to The Authors Guild, et al., vs. Google, Inc. settlement. Please intervene and stop it.(jfe) |
| September 1, 2009 | 203 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Andrew C. DeVore on behalf of Arlo Guthrie, Julia Wright, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Eugene Linden (DeVore, Andrew) |
| September 1, 2009 | 204 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Shirley Othmana Saed on behalf of The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs, Jr (Saed, Shirley) |
| September 1, 2009 | 205 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Amin S. Kassam on behalf of Arlo Guthrie, Julia Wright, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Eugene Linden (Kassam, Amin) |
| September 1, 2009 | 206 | Objection of Amazon.com, Inc. to Proposed Settlement. Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc.. (Zapolsky, David) |
| September 1, 2009 | 207 | DECLARATION of David Nimmer in Support re: 206 Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F)(Zapolsky, David) |
| September 1, 2009 | 208 | NOTICE of Intent to Appear by Amazon.com, Inc. re: 206 Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc.. (Zapolsky, David) |
| September 2, 2009 | 209 | Objection to Proposed Settlement. Document filed by Arlo Guthrie, Julia Wright, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Eugene Linden. (DeVore, Andrew) |
| September 2, 2009 | 210 | DECLARATION of Annie Guthrie on Behalf of Arlo Guthrie in Support re: 209 Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Arlo Guthrie. (DeVore, Andrew) |
| September 2, 2009 | 211 | DECLARATION of Julia Wright in Support re: 209 Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Julia Wright. (DeVore, Andrew) |
| September 2, 2009 | 212 | DECLARATION of Catherine Ryan Hyde in Support re: 209 Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Catherine Ryan Hyde. (DeVore, Andrew) |
| September 2, 2009 | 213 | DECLARATION of Eugene Linden in Support re: 209 Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Eugene Linden. (DeVore, Andrew) |
| September 2, 2009 | 214 | DECLARATION of Laura Leslie on Behalf of the Estate of Philip K. Dick in Support re: 209 Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Arlo Guthrie, Julia Wright, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Eugene Linden. (DeVore, Andrew) |
| September 2, 2009 | 215 | DECLARATION of Andrew C. DeVore in Support re: 209 Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Arlo Guthrie, Julia Wright, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Eugene Linden. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B1, # 3 Exhibit B2, # 4 Exhibit B3, # 5 Exhibit B4, # 6 Exhibit B5, # 7 Exhibit C, # 8 Exhibit D, # 9 Exhibit E, # 10 Exhibit F, # 11 Exhibit G, # 12 Exhibit H, # 13 Exhibit I, # 14 Exhibit J, # 15 Exhibit K, # 16 Exhibit L)(DeVore, Andrew) |
| September 2, 2009 | 216 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Daniel Fetterman dated 9/1/2009 re: request permission to file an amicus curiae brief, and to appear at the hearing, to address certain antitrust and copyright concerns with the proposed settlement agreement in this proceeding. ENDORSEMENT: This application is granted, but in light of the volume of materials being submitted to the Court, I would suggest that a 25-page brief would be more effective than a 40-page brief. As for permission to speak at the hearing, the Court will address this question in a future order. We need to see how many requests there are to speak. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/2/2009) (jar) |
| September 2, 2009 | 217 | ORDER: The deadline for filing objections and amicus curiae briefs in this case is hereby extended to 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Objectors and amici are also reminded that they are required to send a courtesy copy of any documents filed electronically to my Chambers. (Brief due by 9/8/2009.) (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/2/2009) (jar) |
| September 2, 2009 | 218 | Objection to Proposed Settlement. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E)(Saed, Shirley) |
| September 2, 2009 | 219 | JOINDER to join re: 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). Document filed by Czernin Verlag.(Arato, Cynthia) |
| September 2, 2009 | 220 | DECLARATION of Benedikt Foeger re: 219 Joinder, 167 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion)., DECLARATION of Benedikt Foeger in Support. Document filed by Czernin Verlag. (Arato, Cynthia) |
| September 2, 2009 | 221 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk J. Michael McMahon from Uitgeverij Balans dated 8/27/09 re: The hearing in October 2009 regarding the Google settlement. (pl) |
| September 2, 2009 | 222 | LETTER addressed to Michael McMahon, Clerk of Court from Uitgeverij Agon dated 8/27/09 re: The hearing in October 2009 regarding the Google settlement. We would like to draw your attention to the copyrights of the Dutch books owned by our publishing house which appear to be included in the settlement reached between Google and the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers. (pl) |
| September 2, 2009 | 223 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon, Clerk of Court from Uitgeverij De Arbeiderspers dated 8/27/09 re: The hearing in October 2009 regarding the Google settlement. (pl) |
| September 2, 2009 | 224 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon, Clerk of Court from Uitgeverij Singel Pockets dated 8/27/09 re: The hearing in October 2009 regarding the Google settlement. (pl) |
| September 2, 2009 | 225 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Michael A. Banks dated 9/1/2009 re: Author writes to request this court's permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae supporting final settlement approval. (tve) |
| September 2, 2009 | 226 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Filomena Periera re: Author writes requesting this Court's permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae supporting final settlement approve in the above referenced case. (tve) |
| September 2, 2009 | 227 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Matthew D. Ingber dated 9/2/2009 re: The Amici respectfully request that the Court grant them leave to file a brief amicus curiae. ENDORSEMENT: APPLICATION GRANTED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/2/2009) (tve) |
| September 2, 2009 | 228 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE: granting 151 Motion for David Nimmer to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/2/2009) (tve) |
| September 2, 2009 | 229 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE: granting 152 Motion for Alexander F. Wiles to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/2/2009) (tve) |
| September 2, 2009 | 230 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION: granting 154 Motion for Jennifer Lynch to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/2/2009) (tve) |
| September 2, 2009 | 231 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION: granting 156 Motion for Cindy Cohn to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/2/2009) (tve) |
| September 1, 2009 | 232 | MOTION for Edwin C. Komen to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Federal Republic of Germany.(dle) |
| August 31, 2009 | 233 | MOTION for Michael John Guzman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Charlotte Allen, Phyllis Ammons, Richard Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Jack Beerman, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, David Gelernter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Victor Davis Hanson, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Richard Howard, Ishmael Jones, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Michael Perry, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Peter Schweizer, Roger Simon, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo.(dle) |
| September 3, 2009 | 234 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph Solomon Hall on behalf of Ishmael Jones, Wendy Shalit, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Charlotte Allen, Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Richard Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Jack Beerman, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, David Gelernter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Victor Davis Hanson, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Richard Howard, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Michael Perry, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Peter Schweizer, Roger Simon, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo (Hall, Joseph) |
| September 3, 2009 | 235 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Katherine B Forrest on behalf of DC Comics (Forrest, Katherine) |
| September 3, 2009 | 236 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Mark Lloyd Silverstein on behalf of DC Comics (Silverstein, Mark) |
| September 3, 2009 | 237 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. E.C. Publications, Inc., Time Warner Communications Inc. and Warner Communications Inc as Corporate Parents. Document filed by DC Comics.(Forrest, Katherine) |
| September 3, 2009 | 238 | Objection to the Proposed Settlement Agreement. Document filed by DC Comics. (Forrest, Katherine) |
| September 3, 2009 | 239 | BRIEF Amicus Curiae. Document filed by New York Law School, Institute for Information Law and Policy.(Grimmelmann, James) |
| September 3, 2009 | 240 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Thomas Cort Rubin on behalf of Microsoft Corporation (Rubin, Thomas) |
| September 7, 2009 | 241 | Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Nelson E. Roth on behalf of Cornell University. (Attachments: # 1 Amicus Curiae Letter from Cornell University)(Roth, Nelson) |
| September 8, 2009 | 242 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Nidhi Yadava on behalf of Hachette Livre SA, Librarie Arthme Fayard SA, Dunod Editeur SA, Les Editions Hatier SNC, Editions Larousse SAS, Editorial Salvat SL, Grupo Anaya SA, Algaida Editores, S.A., Alianza Editorial, S.A., Edicions Xerais De Galicia, S.A., Editorial Barcanova, S.A., Larousse Editorial, S.L, Grupo Editorial Bruno, S.L., Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A., Hachette UK Limited (Yadava, Nidhi) |
| September 8, 2009 | 243 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert C. Micheletto on behalf of Hachette Livre SA, Librarie Arthme Fayard SA, Dunod Editeur SA, Les Editions Hatier SNC, Editions Larousse SAS, Editorial Salvat SL, Grupo Anaya SA, Algaida Editores, S.A., Alianza Editorial, S.A., Edicions Xerais De Galicia, S.A., Editorial Barcanova, S.A., Larousse Editorial, S.L, Grupo Editorial Bruno, S.L., Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A., Hachette UK Limited (Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 244 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Hachette Livre SA.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 245 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette Livre, S.A as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Librarie Arthme Fayard SA.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 246 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette Livre, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Dunod Editeur SA.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 247 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette Livre, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Les Editions Hatier SNC.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 248 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette Livre, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Editions Larousse SAS.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 249 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette Livre Espana, S.A.U. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Grupo Anaya SA.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 250 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette Livre Espana, S.A.U. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Editorial Salvat SL.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 251 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Grupo Anaya, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Algaida Editores, S.A..(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 252 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Grupo Anaya, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Alianza Editorial, S.A..(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 253 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette Livre, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A..(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 254 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Grupo Anaya, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Edicions Xerais De Galicia, S.A..(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 255 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Grupo Anaya, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Editorial Barcanova, S.A..(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 256 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette Livre Espana, S.A.U. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Grupo Editorial Bruno, S.L..(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 257 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Grupo Anaya S.A. and Education Management, S.A. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Larousse Editorial, S.L.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 258 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Hachette U.K. Holding Ltd. as Corporate Parent. Document filed by Hachette UK Limited.(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 259 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Matthew Christian Schruers on behalf of Computer and Communications Industry Association (Schruers, Matthew) |
| September 8, 2009 | 260 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Computer and Communications Industry Association.(Schruers, Matthew) |
| September 8, 2009 | 261 | MOTION to File Amicus Brief of Computer & Communications Industry Association. Document filed by Computer and Communications Industry Association. (Attachments: # 1 CCIA Amicus Curiae Brief)(Schruers, Matthew) |
| September 8, 2009 | 262 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Yasuhiro Saito on behalf of Takashi Atouda, Susumu Nakanishi, Akiko Shimojyu, Jiro Asada, Takeaki Hori, Yuko Matsumoto, Chihaya Takahashi, Shinobu Yoshioka, Kenta Yamada, Tomotsuyo Aizawa, Yu Ohara, Yasumasa Kiyohara, Takashi Tsujii, Akira Nogami, Hiroyuki Shinoda, Toshihiko Yuasa, Koichi Kato, Masahiko Motoki, Hidehiko Nakanishi, Yashio Uemura, Nobuo Uda, Tsukasa Yoshida (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Seervice)(Saito, Yasuhiro) |
| September 8, 2009 | 263 | BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE of Consumer Watchdog in Opposition to the Proposed Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Consumer Watchdog.(Fetterman, Daniel) |
| September 8, 2009 | 264 | Objection to the Proposed Settlement and to Certification of the Proposed Settlement Class and Sub-Class by Members of Japan P.E.N. Club. Document filed by Takashi Atouda, Susumu Nakanishi, Akiko Shimojyu, Jiro Asada, Takeaki Hori, Yuko Matsumoto, Chihaya Takahashi, Shinobu Yoshioka, Kenta Yamada, Tomotsuyo Aizawa, Yu Ohara, Yasumasa Kiyohara, Takashi Tsujii, Akira Nogami, Hiroyuki Shinoda, Toshihiko Yuasa, Koichi Kato, Masahiko Motoki, Hidehiko Nakanishi, Yashio Uemura, Nobuo Uda, Tsukasa Yoshida. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Jiro Makino in Support of Objection, # 2 Declaration of Naoki Gokita in Support of Objection, # 3 Certificate of Service)(Saito, Yasuhiro) |
| September 8, 2009 | 265 | NOTICE of of Intent To Appear and Be Heard At The Fairness Hearing. Document filed by Takashi Atouda, Susumu Nakanishi, Akiko Shimojyu, Jiro Asada, Takeaki Hori, Yuko Matsumoto, Chihaya Takahashi, Shinobu Yoshioka, Kenta Yamada, Tomotsuyo Aizawa, Yu Ohara, Yasumasa Kiyohara, Takashi Tsujii, Akira Nogami, Hiroyuki Shinoda, Toshihiko Yuasa, Koichi Kato, Masahiko Motoki, Hidehiko Nakanishi, Yashio Uemura, Nobuo Uda, Tsukasa Yoshida. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service)(Saito, Yasuhiro) |
| September 2, 2009 | 266 | MOTION for John B. Morris, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Amicus Curaie..(mro) |
| September 8, 2009 | 267 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph Solomon Hall on behalf of Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Richard Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Jack Beerman, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, David Gelernter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Richard Howard, Ishmael Jones, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Steven Ozment, Michael Perry, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Peter Schweizer, Roger Simon, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Wendy Shalit, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Charlotte Allen (Hall, Joseph) |
| September 8, 2009 | 268 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Kristin Hackett Neuman on behalf of Canadian Standard Association (Neuman, Kristin) |
| September 8, 2009 | 269 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying None as Corporate Parent. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Microsoft Corporation.(Rubin, Thomas) |
| September 8, 2009 | 270 | NOTICE of OF FILING OF OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT BY HACHETTE LIVRE, S.A., LIBRARIE ARTHME FAYARD, S.A., DUNOD EDITEUR, S.A., LES EDITIONS HATIER, S.N.C., EDITIONS, LAROUSSE, S.A.S., EDITORIAL SALVAT, S.L., GRUPO ANAYA, S.A., ALGAIDA EDITORES, S.A., ALIANZA EDITORIAL, S.A., EDICIONS XERAIS DE GALICIA, S.A., EDITORIAL BARCANOVA, S.A., LAROUSSE EDITORIAL, S.L., GRUPO EDITORIAL BRUO, S.L., EDELSA GRUPO DIDASCALIA, S.A., AND HACHETTE U.K. LIMITED. Document filed by Akiko Shimojyu. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10)(Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 271 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Canadian Standards Association.(Neuman, Kristin) |
| September 8, 2009 | 272 | Objection of Canadian Standards Association to Proposed Settlement. Document filed by Canadian Standards Association. (Neuman, Kristin) |
| September 8, 2009 | 273 | Objection to Proposed Settlement and Notice of Intent to Appear. Document filed by Eric Jager, Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Richard Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, David Gelernter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Victor Davis Hanson, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Richard Howard, Ishmael Jones, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Peter Schweizer, Roger Simon, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Wendy Shalit, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Charlotte Allen. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G)(Hall, Joseph) |
| September 8, 2009 | 274 | BRIEF Amicus Curiae Brief of Sony Electronics Inc. In Support Of Proposed Google Book Search Settlement. Document filed by Sony Electronics Inc..(Coplan, Jennifer) |
| September 8, 2009 | 275 | BRIEF Amicus Brief of Antitrust Law and Economics Professors In Support Of The Settlement. Document filed by Antitrust Law and Economics Professors.(Ingber, Matthew) |
| September 8, 2009 | 276 | Objection re: 64 Order on Motion to Approve,,, Objections of Microsoft Corporation to Proposed Settlement and Certification of Proposed Settlement Class and Sub-Classes. Document filed by Microsoft Corporation. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A to G, # 2 Exhibit H to O, # 3 Exhibit P to Q, # 4 Exhibit R, # 5 Exhibit S to T, # 6 Exhibit U part 1 of 6, # 7 Exhibit U part 2 of 6, # 8 Exhibit U part 3 of 6, # 9 Exhibit U part 4 of 6, # 10 Exhibit U part 5 of 6, # 11 Exhibit U part 6 of 6, # 12 Exhibit V to Z)(Rubin, Thomas) |
| September 8, 2009 | 277 | Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Gary M. Becker on behalf of Richard Blumenthal CT Attorney General.(Becker, Gary) |
| September 8, 2009 | 278 | OPPOSITION BRIEF re: 64 Order on Motion to Approve,,, Objection to Proposed Settlement: Proposed Settlement Violates State Unclaimed Property Laws and Chartible Trust Laws, State May Not Be Included in Class Without its Consent. Document filed by Richard Blumenthal CT Attorney General.(Becker, Gary) |
| September 8, 2009 | 279 | NOTICE of Intent to Appear. Document filed by Privacy Authors and Publishers. (Rudman, Samuel) |
| September 8, 2009 | 280 | Objection to Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Charles D Weller, weller. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A --- Class Action Reports)(Horowitz, Eric) |
| September 8, 2009 | 281 | BRIEF IN OBJECTION TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Privacy Authors and Publishers. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix A)(Rudman, Samuel) |
| September 8, 2009 | 282 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW MEMORANDUM OF AMICUS CURIAE OPEN BOOK ALLIANCE IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE AUTHORS GUILD, INC., ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS, INC., ET AL., AND GOOGLE INC.. Document filed by Open Book Alliance. (Boccanfuso, Anthony) |
| September 8, 2009 | 283 | MOTION for Discovery of Putative Class Representatives and Defendant Google Inc.. Document filed by Eric Jager, Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Phyllis Ammons, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, David Gelernter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Victor Davis Hanson, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Richard Howard, Ishmael Jones, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Peter Schweizer, Roger Simon, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Julia Wright, Wendy Shalit, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Charlotte Allen. Return Date set for 9/18/2009 at 05:00 PM. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Discovery Requests)(Hall, Joseph) |
| September 8, 2009 | 284 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert William Clarida on behalf of Lyrasis, Inc., NYLINK, Bibliographical Center for Research Rocky Mountain, Inc. (Clarida, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 285 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert Cunningham Turner on behalf of Yahoo! Inc. (Turner, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 286 | Objection to Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Dirk Sutro. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -- Class Action Reports)(Horowitz, Eric) |
| September 8, 2009 | 287 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition To The Settlement Proposal On Behalf of the French Republic. Document filed by French Republic. (Max, Theodore) |
| September 8, 2009 | 288 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Opposition re: 55 MOTION to Approve /Notice of Motion for Preliminary Settlement Approval.. Document filed by Yahoo! Inc.. (Turner, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 289 | RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Lyrasis, Inc., NYLINK, Bibliographical Center for Research Rocky Mountain, Inc..(Clarida, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 290 | DECLARATION of Nicolas Georges in Opposition re: 287 Memorandum of Law in Opposition. Document filed by French Republic. (Max, Theodore) |
| September 8, 2009 | 291 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW MEMORANDUM OF AMICUS CURIAE THE INTERNET ARCHIVE IN OPPOSITION TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. Document filed by The Internet Archive. (Boccanfuso, Anthony) |
| September 8, 2009 | 292 | BRIEF AMICI CURIAE OF LYRASIS, INC., NYLINK AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ROCKY MOUNTAIN, INC. IN SUPPORT OF MODIFICATION OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Lyrasis, Inc., NYLINK, Bibliographical Center for Research Rocky Mountain, Inc..(Clarida, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 293 | Objection to Proposed Settlement. Document filed by Free Software Foundation, Inc.. (Williamson, Aaron) |
| September 8, 2009 | 294 | NOTICE of Intent to Appear at the Fairness Hearing on October 7, 2009, on behalf of the aforementioned members of the Publisher Sub-Class.. Document filed by Hachette Livre SA, Librarie Arthme Fayard SA, Dunod Editeur SA, Les Editions Hatier SNC, Editions Larousse SAS, Editorial Salvat SL, Grupo Anaya SA, Algaida Editores, S.A., Alianza Editorial, S.A., Edicions Xerais De Galicia, S.A., Editorial Barcanova, S.A., Larousse Editorial, S.L, Grupo Editorial Bruno, S.L., Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A., Hachette UK Limited. (Micheletto, Robert) |
| September 8, 2009 | 295 | AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. Document filed by French Republic. (Max, Theodore) |
| September 8, 2009 | 296 | Objection Of Proquest LLC To Proposed Settlement. (rw) (rw). |
| September 8, 2009 | 297 | AFFIRMATION of Charles J. Sanders in Opposition re: 55 MOTION to Approve /Notice of Motion for Preliminary Settlement Approval.. Document filed by Songwriters Guild of America. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Cover letter explaining delay in filing.)(Fedele, John) |
| September 4, 2009 | 298 | ORDER. The Electronic Privacy Information Center moves, pursuant to FRCP 24(b), to intervene in this action. The motion is denied. This case was filed some four years ago and has been conditionally settled; it is simply too late to permit new parties into the case. EPIC is free to file an objections to the proposed settlement, but it must do so by 10:00 a.m. EST on September 8, 2009 (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/4/09) (djc) |
| September 8, 2009 | 299 | MOTION to Intervene. Document filed by Lewis Hyde, Harry Lewis, Open Access Trust Inc.. Return Date set for 9/30/2009 at 09:30 AM. (Attachments: # 1 Supplement Affirmation of Charles R. Nesson, # 2 Supplement Objections and Memorandum of Law)(Garbus, Martin) |
| September 8, 2009 | 300 | FILING ERROR - WRONG EVENT TYPE SELECTED FROM MENU - MOTION to Intervene Objections to Proposed Settlement and Memorandum in Support of Motion to Intervene. Document filed by Lewis Hyde, Harry Lewis, Open Access Trust Inc.. Return Date set for 9/30/2009 at 09:30 AM.(Garbus, Martin) Modified on 9/9/2009 (jar). |
| September 8, 2009 | 301 | REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE of Darlene Marshall Objection to Class Action Settlement and Notice of Intent to Appear. Document filed by Darlene Marshall.(Weiss, Matthew) |
| September 9, 2009 | 302 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Edward Feigenbaum, Jennifer Widom, Daphne Koller, Monica Lam, Nils Nilsson, Jeffrey Ullman, Terry Winograd, Jure Leskovec, John Ousterhout, Mehran Sahami, Russ Altman, Gary Bradski, Stuart Card, Goeff Gordon and Shirley Tessler dated September 3, 2009 re: Amicus curiae in support of the approval of the final settlement. (ad) |
| September 9, 2009 | 303 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Erez Lieberman-Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel dated September 3, 2009 re: Amici curiae in support of the settlement. Document filed by Darlene Marshall.(ad) |
| September 4, 2009 | 304 | MOTION for Philip Roberts to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Canadian Standard Association, Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, Association of American Publishers, Inc., Associational Plaintiffs, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman.(mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 305 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Anette Ziethen dated 9/1/09 re: join in the objections that have been presented to this court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations...; (djc) |
| September 9, 2009 | 306 | ORDER The Computer and Communications Industry Association ("CCIA") moves for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in this case. CCIA's motion is granted, and its brief is accepted. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/9/2009) (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 307 | ORDER denying 283 Motion for Discovery.The Bloom Objectors' motion is denied. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/9/2009) (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 308 | ORDER denying 299 Motion to Intervene. Lewis Hyde, Harry Lewis, and the Open Access Trust, Inc. (the "proposed interveners") move, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(b), to intervene in this action. The motion is denied. This case was filed some four years ago and has been conditionally settled; it is simply too late to permit new parties into the case. The Court will, however, consider the objections raised by the proposed interveners. SO ORDERED.(Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/9/2009) (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 309 | ORDER granting 233 Motion for Michael J. Guzman to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Charlotte Allen,Phyllis Ammons, Dick Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas A. Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J.Bayem, Jack Beerman, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, MidgeDeeter, John Derbyshire, The Estate of Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A.Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, David Gelemter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon,Victor Davis Hanson, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, RichardHoward, Ishmael Jones, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz,David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Michael Perry,Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Peter Schweizer, RogerSimon, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse,Elizabeth Wurtzel, and John Yoo. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/9/2009) (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 310 | ORDER granting 232 Motion for Edwin C. Komen to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Federal Republic of Germany. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/9/2009) (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 311 | ORDER granting 304 Motion for Philip Roberts to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Canadian Standard Association, Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, Association of American Publishers, Inc., Associational Plaintiffs, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/9/2009) (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 312 | QUESTIA MEDIA, INC.'S AMICUS CURIAE OPPOSITION BRIEF TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT: Questia Media, Inc. ("Questia") urges the Court not to approve the Settlement Agreement between Google, Inc. and the Plaintiffs. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 313 | BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT The proposed Settlement Agreement would strip rights from millions of absent class members, worldwide, in violation of national and international copyright law, for the sole benefit of Google. If, as Google claims, its "limited" search-engine activities were protected by fair use, the public deserves an adjudication on this matter, to allow the creation of a competitive book-search market. And it is up to Congress to create a solution to the orphan-works problem that would allow all potential users to benefit, while protecting the copyright holders as well as international interests. The parties simply cannot justify this "solution" which does not adequately protect the Rightsholders and unfairly benefits a single party. Accordingly, Consumer Watchdog respectfully asks that the Court not approve the settlement. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 314 | BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE OF THE CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY & TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT AND PROTECTION OF READER PRIVACY The New Services enabled by the Proposed Settlement will be extraordinarily valuable, and will make available to the public a vast amount of knowledge and information that is largely inaccessible today. The Settlement should be approved. But the New Services create serious privacy concerns, and the Court must take affirmative action - as part of the settlement approval - to protect reader privacy. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 315 | BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE The Court should advise the parties to amend the settlement to uphold the rights of book owners, all copyright owners and embody the principles of a digital media exchange. Amicus request permission to appear at the Fairness Hearing currently set to be held on October 7, 2009. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 316 | LETTER addressed to Denny Chin from Edward John Hasbrouck dated 8/31/2009 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. Although the settlement notice claims that, "your opt-out request.., must state which Sub-Class you wish to opt out of (either the Author Sub-Class or Publisher Sub-Class)," I believe that this is both incorrect and improper: Since I am opting out of the proposed settlement, I am not subject to its purported division of the proposed class into sub-classes. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 317 | OBJECTION TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT Unless both the foregoing concerns can be resolved, I respectfully request that the proposed settlement agreement be rejected by this Court. I am submitting this in my capacity as an author and a member ofthe Authors Guild, not in my capacity as a lawyer. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 318 | LETTER addressed to The Office of the Clerk from Susanne Franzkeit dated 9/1/09 re: I am the managing director of the V&R unipress GmbH, a book publisher located in Gottingen, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 319 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Reinhard Kawohl dated 9/1/09 re: I am proprietor and managing director of the Kawohl Verlag, a publisher of books, calendars and gifts located in Wesel, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement; In addition, we wish to inform this Court that our company did not receive any written notice of the settlement agreement, nor did we see any published notice of the settlement agreement. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 320 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ludwig Paulmichl dated 9/1/09 re: I am publisher of the Folio publishing house, a book publisher located in Vienna. We write to object to the settlement agreement. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 321 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Rayan Radia dated 9/4/2009 re: The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a 501(3) non-profit public interest organization that studies the intersection of risk, regulation and markets, hereby requests the Courts permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae in the Authors Guild et al. v Google, Inc. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 322 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Michael Schmitt dated 9/1/09 re: I am Managing Director of the Fachverlag Hans Carl GmbH, a book publisher located in Nuremberg, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Federal Republic of Germany.(mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 323 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Uitgeverij Malmberg, Johan Leenaars dated 8/25/09 re: We, uitgeverij Malmberg, are writing in regards to the proposed settlement agreement. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this settlement: Consequences for European right holders; Determination of commercial availability; Bad quality of the database; Uncertainty about digitization status; Lack of representation of non-US rights holders in the Book Rights Registry; Deadline for making objections or opting out still too short. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 324 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Manfred Biehal dated 9/1/09 re: I am CEO of the Deutscher Genossenschafts-Verlag eG, a book publisher located in Wiesbaden, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 325 | PRIVACY AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS' OBJECTION TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 326 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Alexandra Eib dated 9/1/09 re: I am the lawyer for the Bibliographisches Institut AG, a book publisher located in Mannheim, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement; In addition, we wish to inform this Court that the written notice that our company received of the Settlement agreement in German was extremely difficult to read and included a number of meaningless or nonsensical terms and had been translated very poorly.(mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 327 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Wolf Dieter Eggert dated 9/1/09 re: I am Managing Director of the Hueber Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, a book publisher located in Ismaning, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 328 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Liana Levi dated 9/3/2009 re: My name is Liana Levi, and I am Manager and Editor in Chief of the Editions Liana Levi, a book publisher located in France. Editions Liana Levi is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 329 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jay Starkman dated 9/1/2009 re: I am the author and copyright holder of The Sex of a Hippopotamus: A Unique History of Taxes and Accounting (Twinset, 2008). It is detestable that the court would write judicial legislation through a "settlement" vehicle abridging my rights (and those of others) and granting those involuntarily ceded rights to Google or any other entity. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 330 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Jan Weitendorf dated 9/1/09 re: I represent "Verlagsgrupe Oetinger" as CEO and publisher, a book publisher located in Hamburg, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement; We cannot afford to loose rights to Google via internet-this way of selling books has to be one of our "recoupment" possibilities for the future. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 331 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Joachim Schmidt dated 9/1/09 re: I am CEO of the Erich Schmidt Verlag GmbH & Co., a book publisher located in Berlin, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 332 | LETTER addressed to Michael McMahon from Lex Jansen dated 8/27/09 re: The hearing in October 2009 regarding the Google settlement; We would like to draw your attention to the copyrights of the Dutch books owned by our publishing house which appear to be included in the settlement reached between Google and the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers. We should first like to point out that we have not yet been consulted or heard in this settlement, even though our copyrights are involved; We have no problem with snippets of works published by our publishing house appearing in search results on Google, but we do intend to retain all rights on works jointly owned by us, our authors and/or our translators now and in the future. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 333 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Detlef Holtgrefe dated 9/1/09 re: I am Publisher and President of the Brunnen Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in GieBen, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 334 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jennifer Jackson (Attorney General of Texas) dated 9/4/09 re: Texas asks the Court to modify the settlement agreement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 335 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Stephan D. Job dated 9/1/09 re: I am managing directior of the Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 336 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Pamela Samuelson (Berkeley Law) dated 9/3/09 re: Google should not have a monopoly on a digital database of books. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 337 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Gerhard Grossmann dated 9/1/09 re: I am Corporate Counsel of the et+k, edition text + kritik in Richard Boorberg Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, a book publisher located in Munchen, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations; We also wish to inform this Court that our company has not received any written notice of the settlement agreement, nor did we see any published notice of settlement agreement. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 338 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Gerhard Grossmann dated 9/1/09 re: I am corporate counsel of the Richard Boorberg Verlag GmbH & Co KG, a book publisher located in Stuttgart, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 339 | LETTER addressed to Mr. Michael McMahon from Mr. Kees Holierhoek dated 8/31/09 re: We, the foundation of Dutch Authors, Stichting Lira, hereinafter Lira, are writing to you with regard to the proposed settlement agreement between Google and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. Lira has decided to join the settlement and to file claims with regard to one time cash payments, only on behalf of our rights holders who have mandated Lira hereto. In relation to future "Display Use" under the settlement, Lira is still surveying and evaluating which Lira member authors are interested in giving consent to Google with regard to (future) display use under the settlement. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 340 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ulrike Metzger dated 9/2/09 re: Ulrike Metzer, Managing Director of Ravensburger joins in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations as further set forth in this letter. Document filed by Ravensburger Buchverlag Otto Maier GmbH.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 341 | LETTER addressed to Madam or Sir from Dr. A. Nagele dated 9/1/09 re: My name is Andreas Nagele, one of the partners of Gebr. Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung of Stuttgart, Germany, a publisher of scholarly books and journals since 1790. Our books and journals are in distributed and read in US, and elsewhere; We write to object the settlement agreement; Further, roughly 90% of the data on Gebr. Borntraeger's publications, that Google Inc. has made available in the preview of its planned book registry is flawed, incomplete and downright incorrect, especially when it concerns the commercial availability of our copyrighted works; It appears to us that Google Inc. has simply chosen to label everything out of print, with very few exceptions. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 342 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Wade Henderson (Leadership Conference on Civil Rights) dated 9/3/09 re: Failure to approve the settlement would be tragic. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 343 | LETTER addressed to Madam or Sir from Dr. Walt Obermiller dated 9/1/09 re: I am partner of E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung of Stuttgart, Germany, a publisher of scholarly books and journals since 1826. Our books and journals are in considerable circulation in the US and elsewhere; We write to object to the settlement agreement. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 344 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Sven H. Koeltz re: I am owner of the Koeltz Scientific Books, a book publisher located in Konigstein, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 345 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Edward Feigenbaum et al (Stanford Computer Science) dated 9/3/09 re: In support of approval of the final settlement. Document filed by Peter Schweizer.(cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 346 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dietrich zu Klampen, publisher dated 9/1/09 re: Dietrich zu Klampen Verlag GbR joins in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant et al. Document filed by Dietrich zu Klampen Verlag GbR.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 347 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Jan Mucha dated 9/1/09 re: I am the CEO of the IZ Immobilienzeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, a book publisher located in Wiesbaden, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 348 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Christian Schumacher-Gebler dated I am CFO of the Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH, a publisher located in Berlin, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations; We also wish to inform the Court that the written notice that our company received of the settlement agreement in German was extremely difficult to read.(mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 349 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Rainer Schneider dated 9/1/09 re: I am general director and owner of the Schneider Verlag Hohengehren GmbH, a book publisher located in Baltmannsweiler, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 350 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Lezi Baskerville (NAFEO) dated 8/20/09 re: Request for approval of the proposed settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 351 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Stefan Krummow, Legal Advisor dated 9/1/09 re: legal advisor to Aufbau Verlag GmbH & Co. KG joins the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant, et al. (dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 352 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Tilmann Michaletz and Martin Huppe dated 9/1/09 re: Cornelsen Verlag GmbH joins in the objections that thave been presented to this Court by Scott Gant, et al. Document filed by Cornelsen Verlag GmbH.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 353 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Lateef Mitima (Institute of Intellectual Property) dated 9/8/09 re: Request for approval of settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 354 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Roberta Adelman (CUNY LEADS) dated 9/4/09 re: Request for approval of the settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 355 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Gregor Rauh dated 9/1/09 re: Cornelsen Verlag Scriptor GmbH & Co. KG joins in the objections presented to this Court by Scott Gant et al. Document filed by Cornelsen Verlag Scriptor GmbH & Co. KG.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 356 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Bernhard Schmid dated 9/2/09 re: Karl-May-Verlag joins in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant et al. Document filed by Karl-May-Verlag.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 357 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Michael Keller and Lauren Schoenthaler (Stanford University Libraries) dated 9/8/09 re: Request for approval of the Proposed Settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 358 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Raymond Johnson-Ohla dated 9/1/09 re: VDI Verlag GmbH joins in the objections presented to this Court by Scott Gant et al. Document filed by VDI Verlag GmbH.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 359 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Leroy Watson (The National Grange) dated 9/3/09 re: Request for approval of the final settlement agreement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 360 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Joachim Nourney dated 9/2/09 re: Verlag- Europa Lehrmittel joins in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant et al.. Document filed by Verlag Europa-Lehrmittel.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 361 | LETTER addressed to Judge Chin from Rodney Erickson et al (Committee on Institutional Cooperation) dated 9/4/09 re: Request for approval of the settlement agreement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 362 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Martin Wichert dated 9/1/09 re: Martin Wichert, Sales Director of the Hatje Cantz Verlag, a book publisher located in Ostifildern, Germany writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Martin Wichert.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 363 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Joachim Nourney dated 9/2/09 re: Fachbuchverlag Pfanneberg joins in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant et al. Document filed by Fachbuchverlag Pfanneberg.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 364 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Tom Kraushaar, Publisher dated 9/2/09 re: Tom Kraushaar, Publisher of the J.G. Cotta'sche Buchhandlung Nachfolger GmbH, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Filed by Tom Kraushaar. (ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 365 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Sakari Laiho dated 9/1/09 re: Sakari Laiho, Director of the The Finnish Book Publishers Association writes to oppose the Settlement Agreement. Filed by Sakari Laiho(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 366 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ludger Kieyboldt dated 9/1/09 re: Friedrich Kiehl Verlag GmbH joins in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant, et al. Document filed by Friedrich Kiehl Verlag GmbH.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 367 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Peter Gollasch dated 9/2/09 re: Peter Gollasch, CFO of the Thienemann Verlag GmbH writes to the Court objecting to the Settlement Agreement. Filed by Peter Gollasch.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 368 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Klaus W. Mueller, Carl-Auer Publ. dated 9/1/09 re: Klaus W. Mueller, General Manager of Carl-Auer Publishers writes to the Court objecting to the Settlement Agreement. Filed by Klaus W. Mueller.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 369 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Peter Kirchheim dated 9/1/09 re: P. Kirchheim Verlag joins in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant et al. Document filed by P. Kerchheim Verlag.(dle) |
| August 31, 2009 | 370 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ian Muller dated 8/31/09 re: Koninklijke Van Gorcum B.V. objects to Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Koninklijke Van Gorcum B.V..(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 371 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jesus Sanchez Garcia dated 9/3/09 re: Grupo Anaya objects to the proposed Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Grupo Anaya SA.(dle) |
| September 9, 2009 | 372 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Ulich Pokern and Tilo Knoche dated 9/1/09 re: Parties Ulrich Pokern and Tilo Knoche, Executive Directors of Erns Klett Verlag GmbH jointly object the Settlement Agreement. Filed by Ulich Pokern, Tilo Knoche. (ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 373 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Dr. W. Georg Olms dated 9/1/09 re: Dr. W. Georg Olms, Managing Director of the Georg Olms Verlag writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by W. Georg Olms.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 374 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Karin Wittenborg (University of Virginia Library) dated 9/3/09 re: Request for final approval of the settlement agreement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 375 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Dr. Wolfgang Illert dated 9/2/09 re: The Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz writes objecting to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by The Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 376 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon, Clerk of Court from Hesys Sanchez Garcia dated 9/3/09 re: Objections of Grupo Editorial Bruno, S.L. to proposed Class Settlement. Document filed by Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A..(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 377 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Robert Stein (Uniform Law Commission) dated 9/3/09 re: Not opting out of the proposed settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 378 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Margret Schneider dated 09/1/09 re: Dr. Stefan Schlegel, manager of the Vde Verlag GmbH writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Vde Verlag GmbH.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 379 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Karl ZoBell and Millie Basden (DLA Paper) dated 8/26/09 re: Request for approval of the settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 380 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Nikolaus Hansen dated 9/1/09 re: Nikolaus Hansen, publisher of the Atrium Vertag AG, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Atrium Veriag AG.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 381 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jennifer Nicholson (IFLA) dated 9/1/09 re: Territorial limits of the settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 382 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Eva Maria Buchholz dated 9/1/09 re: Evan Maria Buchhlz, head of book department of the Hinstorff Verlag GmbH writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Hinstorff Verlag GmbH.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 383 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Gregory Crane (Tufts University) dated 8/7/09 re: In support of the books Google has digitalized reach the widest possible audience as quickly as possible. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 384 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Anne Kenney (Cornell University Library) dated 9/2/09 re: Supporting final settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 385 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Florian Sautter dated 9/1/09 re: Florian Sautter, owner of the "Verlag der Buchhandlung Sautter & Lackmann, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Sautter & Lackmann Gachbuchhandlung.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 386 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Dr. Martina Erdmann dated 9/1/09 re: objection to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Dr. Martina Erdmann.(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 387 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jonathan Band (Jonathna Band PLLC) dated 9/3/09 re: Courtesy copies of the listed filings re settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 388 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Steffen Herrmann dated 9/1/09 re: Steffen Herrmann, publisher of Junius Verlag GmbH, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Junius Verlag GmbH.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 389 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Ulrich Grunwald dated 9/1/09 re: Ulrich Grunwald, Manager of the Verlag Handwerk und Technik GmbH, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Verlag Handwerk und Technik GmbH.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 390 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Raymond Nimmer and Jeff Dodd (University of Houston) dated 9/4/09 re: Request for rejection of the settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 391 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Hans J. Schmidtke dated 9/1/09 re: Hans J. Schmidtke, Publisher of the Cadmos Verlag GmbH, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Cadmos Verlag GmbH.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 392 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Harry Lewis (Author Sub-Class) dated 9/4/09 re: Objections to some of the terms of the settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 393 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Diane Aronson dated 9/3/09 re: Concerns about settlement etc. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 394 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Tanja Graf dated 9/2/09 re: objection to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Tanja Graf.(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 395 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Susan Bergholz dated 8/31/09 re: Objections to the settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 396 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Nikolaus Hansen dated 9/1/09 re: Nikolaus Hansen, publisher of the Arche Literatur Verlag AG, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Arche Literatur Verlag AG.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 397 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Mary Lynn Cabrall dated 9/4/09 re: Request for rejection of the settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 398 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Gary Rhoades (AAUP) dated 9/4/09 re: Concerns about the Google Library Project/settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 399 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Tim Teloeken dated 9/1/09 re: Tim Teloeken, director of Alba Fachverlag GmbH & Co.KG, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Alba Fachverlag GmbH & Co.KG.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 400 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Olswang LLP dated 9/8/09 re: that on behalf on behalf of the UK Agents, we respectfully request the Court's permission to file this letter as an amicus curiae brief to address certain concerns of UK authors who have not opted-out of the proposed settlement agreement in this proceeding. The within brief is in support of neither party. Document filed by Olswang LLP.(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 401 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Serge Eyrolles dated 9/3/09 re: Serge Eyrolles, President of the French Publishers Association, writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by French Publishers Association.(ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 402 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Motohisa Ohno re: Objections to Settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 403 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Martin Kahn (ProQuest) dated 9/3/09 re: Objections to settlement. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 404 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Irene Lindon, CEO dated 9/3/09 re: objection to the Proposed Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Les Editions De Minuit S.A..(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 405 | Objections To Settlement. Document filed by Harrasowitz, Media 24 et al. (cd) |
| September 9, 2009 | 406 | OBJECTIONS to Proposed Settlement and Brief of Amici Curiae Borsenverein Des Deutschen Buchhandels, Schweizer Buchhandler - Und Verleger - Verbank Sbvv, Hauptverband Des Osterreichischen Buchhandels, Svenska Forlaggareforeningen. Document filed by Harrasowitz, Media24, Studentlitteratur AB, Norstedts Forlagsgrupp AB, Norstedts Kartor AB, Leopard Forlag AB, Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Schweizer Buchhandler - und Verleger-Verband SBVV, Hauptverband des Osterreichischen Buchhandels, Svenska Forlaggareforeningen. (ae) |
| September 9, 2009 | 407 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Hiroshi Sakagami, President dated 9/4/09 re: objection to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by The Japan Writers' Association.(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 408 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Geert Noorman, Director dated 9/1/09 re: Dutch objections and concerns Google Book Settlement. Document filed by The Dutch Publishers Association (NUV).(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 409 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Eckhart Holzboog dated 9/1/09 re: We therefore joinin the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations that includes the Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and others, for the reasons presented to this Court by those individuals and entities. Document filed by Frommann-holzboog e.K..(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 410 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Thomas Grundmann dated 9/1/09 re: We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Bouvier Berlag.(pl) |
| September 10, 2009 | 411 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Gerhard Denndorf dated 9/2/2009 re: We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jpo) |
| September 10, 2009 | 412 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Kristoffer Lind dated 8/31/2009 re: We write to object the Settlement Agreement. (jpo) |
| September 10, 2009 | 413 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Bengt Fasth dated 8/31/2009 re: We write to object to Settlement Agreement. (jpo) |
| September 9, 2009 | 414 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Maria Schonefeld dated 8/31/2009 re: We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jpo) |
| September 10, 2009 | 415 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Salley Shannon dated 9/4/09 re: As the author of several books, plus portions of anthologies, all of which were published before September 5, 2009, I write to put my objections before you; The so-called remedy is disproportionate, duplicitous, and bears little relationship to the offense; I do recognize that much about how Google operates its proprietary, making it difficult to monitor any limitations. Nevertheless, please direct that limits be set. It is time.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 416 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Deborah Burnside dated 9/2/09 re: I write to object to the Proposed Settlement as a class member in support of the New Zealand Society of Author's objection. I am a New Zealand author and citizen and my books are published by New Zealand and Australian publishers.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 417 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Klaus-Thorsten Firnig dated 9/1/09 re: I am Managing Director of the EGMONT Verlagsgesellschaften mbH, a book publisher located in Cologne, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 418 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Markus Hatzer dated 9/2/09 re: I am the managing director of the Studienverlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Austria; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) Modified on 9/11/2009 (mro). (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/11/2009: # 1 letter doc) (mro). |
| September 10, 2009 | 419 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Carola Muller dated 9/2/09 re: I am CEO of the publishing house Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, a book publisher located in Gottingen, Germany; We join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 420 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Tony Simpson dated 9/2/09 re: The proposed settlement affects published authors and rights holders. The NZSA owns the rights to numerous publications as well as being the principal advocate for the professional interests of New Zealand's writers, actively working to protect copyright through contractual negotiations. The proposed settlement affects our copyright and that of our members; We urge the Court to rejec the propsed settlement on the grounds as detailed above. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 421 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Daphne Clair de Jong dated 9/2/09 re: I write to object to the proposed settlement as a class member; I urge the Court to reject the proposed settlement on the grounds listed herein. (mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 422 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk J. Michael McMahon from Prof. Dr. Rainer Kuhlen dated 8/31/09 re: objection to the Settlement Agreement. Document filed by "Copyright for Education and Science" (CCES).(pl) |
| September 9, 2009 | 423 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Kurt Mattes dated 9/1/09 re: I am owner of the Mattes Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located at Heidelberg in Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 424 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Manfred Krick dated 9/2/09 re: We are a German publishing house having its registered office at Bad Homburg, Germany. As a major publisher in the area of educational products we are distributing about 300 different educational books up to date for which we are holding the US copyright. As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object to the proposed settlement agreement. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 425 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Manfred Metzner re: I am CEO of the Verlag Das Wunderhorn GmbH, a book publisher located in Heidelberg, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 426 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Hans Freiwald dated 9/2/09 re: I am Editorial Director of the CW Niemeyer Buchverlage GmbH, a book publisher located in Hameln, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 427 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Karl-Heinz Remmers dated 9/1/09 re: I am CEO of the Solarpraxis AG, a book publisher located in Berlin, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 2, 2009 | 428 | ORDER: The Court has received requests for pre-motion conferences by the American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., the Graphic Artists Guild, the Picture Archive Council of America, the North American Nature Photographers Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnik, Peter Turner, and Lou Jacobs, Jr., seeking leave to intervene in this action. I have construed their letters as motions to intervene and the motions are denied. The proposed interveners are free to file objections to the proposed settlement, but they must do so by the September 4, 2009 deadline. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/2/2009) (jar) |
| September 9, 2009 | 429 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Alison Gray dated 9/2/09 re: I write to object to the proposed settlement as a class member; For the reasons listed herein, I urge the Court to reject the proposed settlement. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 430 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Prof. Dr. Wulf D. v. Lucius dated 9/2/09 re: I am CEO of the Lucius & Lucius Berlagsgesellschaft mbH, a book publisher located in Stuttgart, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 431 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Hans-Robert Cram dated 9/2/09 re: I am managing director of the Dietrich Reimer Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Berlin, Germany, with a book list of more than 1,800 titles; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 432 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Michael Schmitt, Parzeller & Co. KG dated 9/1/09 re: I am managing director of Parzeller & Co. KG, a book publisher located in Fluda, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 433 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Daniela Filthaut dated 9/1/09 re: I am publishing director of the Gerstenberg Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, a book publisher located in Hildeshein, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. (mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 434 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Adrian Schommers dated 9/2/09 re: I am the managing director of the Verlag Stahleisen GmbH, a book publisher located in Dusseldorf, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Adrian Schommers.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 435 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Adrian Schommers dated 9/2/09 re: I am managing director of the Giesserei-Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Duseeldorf, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Adrian Schommers.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 436 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Adrian Schommers dated 9/2/09 re: I am the managing director of the Montan-und Wirtschaftsverlag Gmbh, a book publisher located in Dusseldorf, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Adrian Schommers.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 437 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dag Hernried dated 9/1/09 re: I am managing director of the Alfabeta Bokforlag AB, a book publisher located in Stockholm, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Dag Hernried.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 438 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Lena Andersson dated 9/2/09 re: I am Managing Director of the Berghs Forlag AB, a book publisher located in Stockholm, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Lena Andersson.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 439 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Catrine Christell Grimlund dated 8/31/09 re: I am owner of the Bokforlaget Opal AB, a book publisher located in Stockholm, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Catrine Christell Grimlund.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 440 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from David Stansvik dated 8/31/09 re: I am managing director of the Bokforlaget Nya Doxa AB, a book publisher located in Nora, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by David Stansvik.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 441 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Par Sjolinder dated 9/2/09 re: I am junior editor of the Modernista, a book publisher located in Stockholm, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Par Sjolinder.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 442 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Kristoffer Lind dated 8/30/09 re: I am chairman of the Nordic Independent Publishers Association (Nordiska Oberoende Forlagas Forening, NOFF) located in Stockholm, Sweden. I write on behalf of NOFF in connection with the proposed settlement of the class action copyright infringement litigation brought by the US Authors Guild and others against Google's Book search service; We urge this Court not to approve the settlement agreement, for the reasons herein; To the extent necessary, we respectfully request that this Court accept this letter as an amicus curiae submission. Document filed by Kristoffer Lind.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 443 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Karl Heinz Bonny dated 9/2/09 re: I am CEO of Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, a book publisher in Munster, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Karl Heinz Bonny.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 444 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Andreas Schulz dated 9/2/09 re: I am the CEO of the Vista Point Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Cologne, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Andreas Schulz.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 445 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Martin Wagner dated 9/2/09 re: I am legal counsel and head of the legal department of Langenscheidt KG, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Martin Wagner.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 446 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Hans-Jurgen Dietrich dated 9/1/09 re: I am the publishing director of the Ergon-Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Wurzburg, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Dr.Hans-Jurgen Dietrich.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 447 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Susanne Greiner dated 9/1/09; re: I am Geschaftsfuhrer of the Johannes Verlag Einsiedeln, a book publisher located in Freiburg, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations Document filed by Susanne Greiner.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 448 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Harald Kirbach dated 9/1/09 re: I am managing director of the Wirtschaftsverlag, a book publisher located in Bremerhaven, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations; We also wish to inform the Court that our company did not receive any written notice of the settlement agreement. Document filed by Harald Kirbach.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 449 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Chris Schoen dated 9/1/09 re: I am CEO of ibidem-Verlag J. Haunschild/C. Schon GbR, a book publisher located in Suttgart and Hannover, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Chris Schoen.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 450 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Cordula Walter-Bolhofer dated 9/1/09 re: I am director of the Calypso Verlag, a book publisher located in 53819 Neunkirchen, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations; Our company did not receive any written notice of the settlement agreement, nor did we see any published notice of the settlement agreement. Document filed by Cordula Walter-Bolhofer.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 451 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Georg Holzmeister dated 9/1/09 re: I am general manager of the Fidula-Verlag Holzmeister GmbH, a book publisher located in Boppard/Rhine in Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Georg Holzmeister.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 452 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Joachim Weidler dated 9/1/09 re: I am the publisher of Weidler Buchverlag Berlin, a book publisher located in Berlin (Germany); We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Joachim Weilder.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 453 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Peter Hohl dated 9/1/09 re: I am managing director of hte SecuMedia Verlag, a book publisher located in Gai-Algesheim, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Peter Hohl.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 454 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Reinhard Martini dated 9/2/09 re: I am the publisher of Junfermann Verlag, a book publisher located in Paderborn, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Reinhard Martini.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 455 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Torbjorn Santerus re: I am founder and owner of the Santerus Forlag, a book publisher located in Stockholm, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Torbjorn Santerus.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 456 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Russell Davis dated 9/2/09 re: This letter is sent in protest to the proposed settlement in The Authors Guild, Inc, et al v. Google, Inc. The objection is lodged on behalf of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. ("SFWA"), a non profit organization of professional writers of science fiction, fantasy, and related genres; SFWA requests the opportunity to appear at the Fairness Hearing in this matter currently scheduled for October 7, 2009. Document filed by Russell Davis.(mro) |
| September 9, 2009 | 457 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Owen Atkinson dated 9/4/09 re: The Authors' Licensing Collecting Society(ALCS) wishes to submit this letter in relation to the final settlement approval in this case; The proposed Google settlement agreement is an important issue for our members; We have already identified more than 18,000 of our members and 37,000 works as being directly affected by the settlement. Document filed by Owen Atkinson.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 458 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Gordon Charles Ell (pen-name Pita Graham) dated 9/2/09 re: I write to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. The grounds for my objection are: Court has misapplied the Berne Convention; Court has exceeded jurisdiction; Author sub-class not applicable to NZ authors, etc. Document filed by Gordon Charles Ell.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 459 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Antonette R. Jones dated 9/3/09 re: I write to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. The grounds for my objection are listed herein. Document filed by Antonette R Jones.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 460 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Ann Louise Mitcalfe dated 9/3/09 re: I write to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. The grounds for my objection are listed herein. Document filed by Ann Louise Mitcalfe.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 461 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Malcolm Campbell dated 9/3/09 re: I write to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. The grounds for my objection are listed herein. Document filed by Malcolm Campbell.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 462 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ulf Heimdahl dated 8/31/09 re: I am managing director of the Informationsforlaget Heimdahls AB, a book publisher in Stockholm, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Ulf Heimdahl.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 463 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Petter Luthersson dated 8/31/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Counsel therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations that includes the Svenska Forlaggareforeningen, for the reasons presented to this Court by those individuals and entities. In addition, counsel wish to inform this Court that the written notice that our company received of the Settlement Agreement in Swedish was extremely difficult to read and included a number of meaningless or nonsensical terms and had obviously been translated very poorly. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 464 | OBJECTION AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPEAR OF CLASS MEMBER SHOJIRO AKASHI TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS THE AUTHORS GUILD, INC., ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS, INC., ET AL. AND GOOGLE, INC. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 465 | THE PROPOSED GOOGLE SETTLEMENT: Views from the Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 466 | SUPPLEMENTAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. By the Library Associations. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 467 | OBJECTION AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPEAR OF CLASS MEMBER JUNJI SUZUKI TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS THE AUTHORS GUILD, INC., ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS, INC., ET AL. AND GOOGLE, INC. By 194 writers in Japan who are members of the Japan Visual Copyright Association. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 468 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Johannes Lessmann dated 9/2/09 re: Join in the objections that have been presented to the Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations that includes the Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and others, for the reasons presented to the Court by those individuals and entities. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 469 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Vittorio E. Klostermann dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes to join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of Foreign publishers and publishing associations that includes the Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and others, for the reasons presented to this Court by those individuals and entities. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 470 | LETTER addressed to Settlement Adminstrator from Frank P. Scibilia dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to inform you, Google, Inc., and all other interested parties (including Class Counsel and the so-called "Book Rights Registry") that EMI is opting out of the settlement in Authors Guild, Inc. et al. v. Google, Inc., 05 CV 8136 (DC) (the "Google Books Settlement" or the "Settlement"). (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 471 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Arnaud Nourry dated 9/3/2009 re: Hachette respectfully requests that this Court reject the Proposed Settlement and/or decline to certify the class with regard to non-US Rightsholders. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 472 | LETTER addressed to Mr. Michael McMahon from Mr. E. A. Van Ingen dated 8/27/2009 re: Boom Publishers Amsterdam are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. Counsel would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement as set forth within.(jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 473 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ann Marie Skarp dated 8/31/09 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 474 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Karsten Blauert and Marie Svane dated 9/1/09 re: Request that the Court accept this letter as an Amicus Curiae submission. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 475 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Wolfgang Foerster dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. Counsel therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations that includes the Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and others, for the reasons presented to this Court by those individuals and entities. In addition, counsel wish to inform this Court that their company did not receive any written notice of the Settlement Agreement, nor did they see any published notice of the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 476 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Margaret Jefferies dated 9/3/09 re: Objection to Proposed Settlement as a class member. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 477 | LETTER addressed to Honorable Clerk from Jesus F. Gonzalez dated 8/25/2009 re: Counsel writes in objection to the Google Book Search Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 478 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Karsten Blauert and Marie Svane dated 9/1/09 re: Request that the Court accept this letter as an Amicus Curiae submission. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 479 | LETTER addressed to Mr..McMahon from Sander Knol dated 8/27/2009 re: Counsel writes to make the following objections and comments to the Google Book Settlement as set forth within. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 480 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Lewis Hyde dated 8/31/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to some of the terms of the settlement that has been proposed by the litigants in Case No. 05 CV 8136, The Authors Guild, Inc., et al. v. Google Inc. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 481 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Patrik Widlund dated 8/31/09 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 482 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Mai Spijkers dated 8/26/2009 re: Counsel writes in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Author Guild and the Association of American Publishers. Counsel raises the following concerns and objections to the Settlement set forth within. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 483 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dorothea Kieler dated 9/1/09 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 484 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Mr. Helmuth Bauer-Callwey dated 9/1/09 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 485 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dieter Bergemann dated 9/1/09 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 486 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from W.J. Van Oorschot dated 8/29/2009 re: Counsel writes to make the following objection and comments to the Google Book Search Settlement set forth within. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 487 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. med. Axel Bedurftig dated 9/1 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 488 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Stuart Bernstein dated 8/31/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Google Book Settlement. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 489 | LETTER addressed to Michael McMahon from Bert de Groot dated 8/25/2009 re: Counsel writes to draw your attention to the copyrights of the Dutch books owned by our publishing house which appear to be included in the settlement reached between Google and the Authors Guild and Association of American Publishers. Counsel should first like to point out that they have not yet been consulted or heard in this settlement, even though our copyrights are involved. Google's actions have raised many questions, comments and objections as set forth within. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 490 | THE GOOGLE SETTLEMENT: Letter dated 5/27/09 from Forlaeggerforeningen (Danish Publishers Association). (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 491 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Erik Hellqvist dated 8/31/09 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 9, 2009 | 492 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Giles Sandeman Allen dated 9/4/2009 re: Counsel writes to request an amendment in the determination of "in print". Please can the following clause or something similar be inserted, into the Attachment A to Settlement Agreement, probably at 3.2 (a)(i)(4), to say: "A Book is not "in-print" if the author-publisher contract is governed by foreign law which allows for automatic reversion to the Author of rights in the Book and the criteria for such automatic reversion have been met." (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 493 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from A.M.W. Holl dated 9/1/09 re: Objection to Proposed Settlement Agreement. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 494 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ann Spaak dated 8/31/09 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 495 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Bror Tronbacke dated 8/31/09 re: We present this letter to this Court in English, for the Court's convenience and it was translated for us. (db) |
| September 10, 2009 | 496 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Mathias Lilleengen dated 9/4/2009 re: Counsel writes on behalf of our member publishers in connection with the proposed settlement of the class-action copyright infringement litigation brought by the U.S. Authors Guild and others against Google's Book Search service. counsel respectfully request that this Court accept this letter as an amicus curiae submission. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 497 | OBJECTION OF JAPANESE PUBLISHERS COMENT TO THE SETTLEMENT. by Japanese publishers. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 498 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Juerg Flury dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes in objection to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 499 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Andreas Barth dated 1/09/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 9, 2009 | 500 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Racheli Edelman dated 4/9/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 501 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Anthony Holcroft dated 9/3/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Proposed Settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 502 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Bausassessor Dipl.-Ing. Johannes Lohaus dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 503 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Hildegard Wehler dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 504 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Karin Low dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 10, 2009 | 505 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Martin Kegel dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 2, 2009 | 506 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Mai Spijkers dated 8/26/2009 re: We Prometheus/Bert Bakker are writing to you in regards to the propose settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and Objections to this Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 507 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Eva Dreikurs Feruson dated 8/29/2009 re: As copyright holder for the published works of Rudolf Dreikurs, Sadie Dreikurs, and Eva Dreikurs Ferguson, I am writing to send my objection regarding the Settlement between Google and Authors. I wish to be a member of the Settlement and request the Court to take into account my concerns when finalizing the Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 508 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Michael Kincaid dated 8/28/2009 re: I am writing to object to the class-action Google copyright settlement. As an author potentially affected by the Settlement, a labyrinth of terms, conditions, and definitions formulated without my consultation, I object, first, to the distraction and inconvenience entailed in trying to comprehend those terms, conditions, etc.; to discern the increment of justice (if any) contained therein; and to decide on a fit response, one that does justice to my own interests. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 509 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Autouio dated 9/8/2009 re: The Federacion de Gremios de Editores de Espaiia (FGEE) is a private entity representing the interest of the publishing sector in Spain. We are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement of the class action copyright infringement litigation brought by the U.S. Author's Guild and others against Google Inc (hereinafter the "Settlement"). (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 510 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Zsuzsanna Bazing dated 9/1/2009 re: My name is Dr. Zsuzsanna Bazing, and I am the managing director of the Dialog Campus Kiado-NORDEX GmbH, a book publisher located in Passau Germany. Dialog Campus Kiado-NORDEX GmbH is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 9, 2009 | 511 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Zsuzsanna Bazing dated 9/1/2009 re: My name is Dr. Zsuzsanna Bazing, and I am the managing director of the Schenk Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Passau Germany. Schenk Verlag GmbH is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 10, 2009 | 512 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Peter Hanser-Strecker and Michael Petry dated 9/1/2009 re: Our name is Dr. Peter Hanser-Strecker (managing director and shareholder of Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG) and Michael Petry (managing director of the SCHOTT MUSIC GmbH & Co. KG). Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG is a music book publisher located in Mainz, Germany. SCHOTT MUSIC GmbH &Co. KG is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 10, 2009 | 513 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Susan J. Gordon dated 8/30/2009 re: I am a professional book author and freelance magazine/newspaper writer objecting to the Google Book Settlement because it is not fair or good for writers or most publishers. Google gets to write copyright law, has no restrictions its use of reader information, and provides no language forbidding censorship. I also find the premise that I am "in" (that is, accepting of the entire settlement agreement) unless I "opt out" to be unfair and outrageous. (jmi) |
| September 10, 2009 | 514 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Paul N. Courant dated 9/4/2009 re: I, hereby, request this court's permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae supporting final settlement approval in the above-referenced case. (jmi) |
| September 10, 2009 | 515 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Bernd Vincent Walbaum dated 9/1/2009 re: My name is Bernd Vincent Walbaum, and I am the managing director of Edition Peters GmbH resp. C. F. Peters GmbH & Co. KG, a publisher located in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. C. F. Peters is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. (jmi) |
| September 10, 2009 | 516 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Bernd Vincent Walbaum dated 9/1/09 re: I am the managing direct of Edition Peters GmbH resp. C. F. Peters GmbH & Co. KG, a publisher located in Frankfurt/Main, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Bernd Vincent Walbaum.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 517 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ingwert Paulsen dated 9/2/09 re: I am the owner of the Verlag der Nation Ingwet Paulsen Jr., a book publisher located in Husum, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Ingwert Paulsen.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 518 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Sudi Shayesteh and Merrill Parra dated 9/8/09 re: We write this letter on behalf of the City University of New York Committee on student disability Issues to respectfully request that the court approve the settlement between the Authors Guild and Google in the above referenced case. Document filed by Sudi Shayesteh, Merrill Parra.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 519 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Gary Rhoades dated 9/4/09 re: The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) submits this letter in response to the proposed settlement agreement in this case. This letter is neither in opposition to nor in support of the proposed settlement agreement; instead it raises concerns about the Google Library Project and the proposed settlement agreement on behalf of the interests of college and university faculty and the public in enabling the free exchange of information. Document filed by Gary Rhoades.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 520 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Isabelle Jeuge-Maynart dated 9/3/09 re: I am a citizen of France and the legal representative (president) of Editions Larousse SAS; As a European publisher, Editions Larousse objects to the proposed settlement and strenuously urges the Court to reject it due to the significant unfair and inequitable effects that it will have on all non-US Authors and Publishers. The proposed settlement is purely and simply unacceptable from the point of view of a European publisher. Document filed by Isabelle Jeuge-Maynary.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 521 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Nathalie Jouven dated 9/3/09 re: I am a citizen of France and Legal Representative of Les Editions Hatier SNC; As a European publisher, Les Editions Hatier SNC objects to the proposed settlement and strenuously urges the Court to reject it due to the significant unfair and inequitable effects that it will have on all non-US Authors and Publishers. The proposed settlement is purely and simply unacceptable from the point of view of a European publisher. Document filed by Nathalie Jouven.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 522 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Serge Eyrolles dated 9/3/09 re: I am a citizen of France and President of the French Publishers Association, the leading association of book publishers in my country; On September 2, 2009, our Executive Committee and General Council formally authorized SNE to present objections to this Court regarding the settlement and objections are listed herein. Document filed by Serge Enyrolles.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 523 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jesus Sanchez Garcia dated 9/3/09 re: I am a citizen of Spain and consejero-secretario del Consejo de Administacion de Grupo Editorial Bruno,SL; As a European publisher, Grupo Editorial Bruno SL objects to the proposed settlement and strenuously urges the Court to reject it due to the significant unfair and inequitable effects that it will have on all non-US Authors and Publishers. The proposed settlement is purely and simply unacceptable from the point of view of a European publisher. Document filed by Jesus Sanchez Garcia.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 524 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Mr. E.A. van Ingen dated 9/2/09; re: We are writing in regards to the proposed settlement agreement. We like to raise concerns and objections to this settlement, listed herein. Document filed by E.A. van Ingen.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 525 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Eva Swartz dated 9/2/09 re: I am the CEO of Natur & Kaltur, a book publisher located in Stockholm, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Eva Swartz.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 526 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Arnaud Nourry dated 9/3/09 re: I am a citizen of France and Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Livre SA; As a European publisher, Hachette Livre objects to the proposed settlement and strenuously urges the Court to reject it due to the significant unfair and inequitable effects that it will have on all non-US Authors and Publishers. The proposed settlement is purely and simply unacceptable from the point of view of a European publisher. Document filed by Arnaud Nourry.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 527 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Vincent Montagne dated 9/4/09 re: I am chairman of Media Participations Paris, a publishing group operating in France, Belgium, and Switzerland through different subsidaries namely Dargaud, Dupuis, Le Lombard, Fleurus, Magnificat, Mame, Mango, Kana, Rustica, etc; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Vincent Montagne.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 528 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Bjorn Andersson dated 8/31/09 re: I am publisher of the Historiska Media, a book publisher located in Lund, Sweden, Historika Media is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Bjorn Andersson.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 529 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Ben-Ami Freier dated 9/9/09 re: This letter is being submitted to respectfully request that the Court approve the settlement between the Authors Guild and Google. We believe the proposed settlement represents a historic opportunity to increase access to a vast library of information by people with disabilities. Document filed by Ben-Ami Freier.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 530 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Alain Kouck dated 9/2/09 re: We, Editis Holding, are writing to you in regards to the proposed settlement agreement between Google, Inc and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise objections that arise in Europe/France from the above mentioned settlement agreement; Objections listed herein. Document filed by Alain Kouck.(mro) |
| September 10, 2009 | 531 | OBJECTION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR ON BEHALF OF ABSENT CLASS MEMBER, DAVID MEININGER (jmi) |
| September 10, 2009 | 532 | QUESTIA MEDIA, INC.'S AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Questia Media, Inc. ("Questia") urges the Court not to approve the Settlement Agreement between Google, Inc. and the Plaintiffs. Among other things, the settlement calls for Google. (jmi) |
| September 10, 2009 | 533 | OBJECTION OF JIRO MAKINO AND IWAO KIDOKORO TO THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND TO CERTIFICATION OF THEPROPOSED SETTLEMENT CLASS AND SUB-CLASSES The Settlement Agreement contains serious defects in that it requires a decision which exceeds proper scope of jurisdiction for the case and in that it ignores the global nature of the Internet (its capacity that all of the users in the entire world can use it simultaneously). It disregards the fact that works will be distributed in the entire world, and regards the issue as a domestic issue within the U.S. Furthermore, the Settlement Agreement focuses its scope only on a legal decision as to permissibility of digitization of the subject works, and contains significant defects in that it ignores the underlying issue of existing mode of "digital data search system." It fails to acknowledge important issues of how to guarantee fairness and diversity of the search by giving priority to economy without making sufficient consideration in cultural diversity. As a result, it suffers from extreme bias of the search results. For the reasons explained above, we respectfully request that the Court to reject the Settlement Agreement or decline to certify the class with respect to Japanese or foreign authors. (jmi) |
| September 10, 2009 | 534 | OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO INTERVENE For the foregoing reasons and under the authority of Rule 24, Intervenors respectfully claim their right to intervene as of right. Additionally, Intervenors give notice of their intention to appear and speak at the October 7, 2009 fairness hearing. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 535 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jesus Sanchez Garcia dated 9/3/2009 re: Objections of EDELSA GRUPO DIDASCALIA, S.A. to Proposed Class Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 536 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dorotea Bromberg dated 8/31/2009 re: My name is Dorotea Bromberg, and I am CEO of the Brombergs Bokforlag AB, a book publisher located in Stockholm, Sweden. Brombergs Bokforlag AB is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 537 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin dated 9/3/2009 re: I, Serge Eyrolles, am a citizen of France and President of the French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l'Editioni SNE), the leading association of book publishers in my country. SNE represents 530 member companies whose combined business endeavors account for the bulk of French publishing. Its missions include: advocating publishers' interests, supporting creativity by defending freedom to publish and promoting the respect of intellectual property rights, promoting and defending the fixed book price and promoting literacy. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 538 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Mr. W.J. Sbetenhorst dated 9/2/2009 re: We, Boom uitgevers Den Haag, are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 539 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Racheli Edelman dated 4/9/2009 re: The scope and the details of the Google Settlement agreement were brought to our attention too late to tile an objection in court. Only today I have found out that one can also send a letter to the court in this matter and state our position. Reading the settlement agreement between Google and its American parties. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 540 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ann Douglas dated 9/4/2009 re: As the author of 28 works of non-fiction, both for adults and for children, as well as numerous anthology contributions, I am writing to vigorously oppose the terms of the Google Books settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 541 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Dana P. Tierney dated 9/3/2009 re: Our clients are members of the publisher subclass and the purpose of this correspondence is to advise that they "opt out" of the Google Book Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 542 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Jo Tatchell dated 9/3/2009 re: I am opting in but would like to register the following concerns: Concern about the lack of European representation on the Book Rights Registry, and the ability of the settlement to ensure comprehensive distribution of income to authors. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 543 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Gary Mokotoff dated 9/4/2009 re: Avotaynu is a publisher of books for which the copyright owners are the authors themselves. We wish to object to the proposed settlement between Google, Inc. and various copyright owners. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 544 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Michael W. Perry dated 9/2/2009 re: I should introduce myself. I was also one of the seven authors or their representatives who requested that the court extend the deadlines for the Google settlement by four months. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 545 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Dr. Diane A. Hebley dated 9/3/2009 re: As a class member, I wish to support the New Zealand Society of Authors in their objection to the Proposed Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 546 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Gary K. Hebley dated 9/3/2009 re: As a class member, I wish to support the New Zealand Society of Authors in their objection to the Proposed Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 547 | OBJECTION TO CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPEAR OF THE UNDERSIGNED STATES REPRESENTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND REGISTERED CHARITIES WITHIN THEIR POLITICAL BOUNDARIES In closing if this Court approves the Proposed Settlement, the State Objectors suggests a modification of the proposed settlement agreement requiring the parties to include a provision in the BRR's articles of incorporation or other enabling document to comply with state unclaimed property laws in the same manner as ASCAP and BMI. This will ensure the fairest and most reasonable result for rightsholders, ensure the preservation of charitable assets and further the public purposes of the unclaimed property laws. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 548 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Annette Sabelus dated 9/2/2009 re: My name is Annette Sabelus, and I am Head of Rights Department of the Piper Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany. Piper Verlag is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 549 | QUESTIA MEDIA, INC.'S AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT By ignoring copyright laws and by twisting this class action settlement to its own ends, Google will obtain a monopoly for the commercial exploitation of millions of orphan works. Questia asks the Court not to provide Google with an unfair advantage. The orphan works problem can be solved, but it should be solved through legislation for the benefit of all, not through a class action settlement for the benefit of one company. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 550 | OBJECTION TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT Unless both the foregoing concerns can be resolved, I respectfully request that the proposed settlement agreement be rejected by this Court. I am submitting this in my capacity as an author and a member of the Authors Guild, not in my capacity as a lawyer. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 551 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Oliver Nora dated 9/3/2009 re: For each of the foregoing reasons, Fayard respectfully requests that this Court reject the Proposed Settlement and/or decline to certify the class with regard to non-US Rightsholders. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 552 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Springer Uitgeverij dated 9/2/2009 re: We, Springer Uitgeverij BV, are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 553 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Alian Kouck dated 9/2/2009 re: We, EDITIS HOLDING, are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild (AG) and the Association of American Publishers (AAP). We would like to raise the following objections that arise in Europe/France from the above mentioned Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 554 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Eginhard Hohne dated 9/3/2009 re: we are a Hungarian publishing house having its registered office at Celldomolk, Hungary. As a major publisher in the area of educational products we are distributing about 300 different educational books up-to-date for which we are holding the US copyright. As a so called rightsholder under the Settlement Agreement we object. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 555 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jurgen-Matthias Springer dated 9/2/2009 re: My name is Jurgen-Matthias Springer, and I am Managing Director of the Peter Lang GmbH, a book publisher located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Peter Lang GmbH is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 556 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Joachin Kaps dated 9/2/2009 re: My name is Dr. Joachim Kaps, and I am Managing Director of TOKYOPOP GmbH, a book publisher located in Hamburg, Germany. TOKYOPOP GmbH is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 557 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Albrecht Weiland dated 9/3/2009 re: My name is Dr. Albrecht Weiland, and I am CEO of the Verlag Schnell & Steiner GmbH a book publisher located in Regensburg, Germany. Verlag Schnell & Steiner GmbH is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 558 | Objection of Editions Larousse SAS to Proposed Class Settlement. For each of the foregoing reasons, Editions Larousse respectfully requests that this Court reject the Proposed Settlement and/or decline to certify the class with regard to non-US Rightsholders. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 559 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ursula Rosengart dated 9/1/09 re: I am CEO of the GABAL Verlag, a book publisher located in Offenbach, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Ursula Rosengart.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 560 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Alexander Potyka dated 9/1/09 re: I am manager of the Picus Verlag Ges. m.b.H., a book publisher located in Vienna, Austria; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Alexander Potyka.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 561 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Carsten C. Hubner dated 9/2/09 re: I am managing director of the ADAC Verlad GmbH, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Carsten C. Hubner.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 562 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Elisabeth Zerlauth dated 9/3/09 re: We, E. DORNER GmbH, are an Austrian publishing house having its registered office at Vienna, Austria. As a major publisher in the area of educational products we are distributing about different educational up to date for which we are holding the US copyright; As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Elisabeth Zerlauth.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 563 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Johan de Koning dated 9/3/09 re: We, Standaard Uitgeverij NV, are writing you in regards to the proposed settlement agreement between Google, Inc and the Authors Guild, etc. We raise concerns and objections to this settlement listed herein. Document filed by Johan de Koning.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 564 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Joachim Kamphausen dated 9/2/09 re: I am publisher of the J. Kamphausen Verlag & Distribution GmbH, located in Bielefeld, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Joachim Kamphausen.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 565 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Michael Cramm dated 9/2/09 re: I am the contract manager of the Taschen GmbH, a book publisher located in Cologne, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Michael Cramm.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 566 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Albrecht Oldenbourg dated 9/3/09 re: We are a German publishing house having its registered office at Wuerzburg, Germany; As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object. Document filed by Albrecht Oldenbourg.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 567 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk` from Regina Lindhoff and Simone Linden dated 9/2/09 re: I am the head of the public relations of Mehr Zeit fur Kinder e. V., a book publisher located in Frankfurt, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Regina Lindhoff.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 568 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from John C. Lorenz dated 8/30/09 re: Please accept this letter as the formal objection of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists to the Google Copyright settlement referenced above. Document filed by John C. Lorenz.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 569 | LETTER addressed to Sir or Madam from Dana P. Tierney dated 9/3/09 re: Our clients are members of the publisher subclass and the purpose of this correspondence is to advise that they "opt out" of the Google Book Settlement. Document filed by Dana P. Tierney.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 570 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Paul A. Heider dated 9/2/09 re: I am Geschafsfuhrer of the Steyler Verlag and Steyler Verlagsbuchhandlung GmbH, a book publisher located in Nettetal, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Paul A. Heider.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 571 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Sara Mella dated 9/2/09 re: I am the managing director of Otava Publishing Company Ltd located in Helsinki, Finland; I write to let this Court know that our company as a copyright hold is opposed to this settlement agreement. Document filed by Sara Mella.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 572 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Mie Li Doy dated 9/3/2009 re: My name is Irene Lindon and I am CEO of LES EDITIONS DE MINUIT S.A., a book publisher located in France. LES EDITIONS DE MINUIT is a member of the settlement class embraced by t e proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 573 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Diana Kimpton dated 9/2/09 re: I am a member of the settlement class for this case and I am writing to object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Diana Kimpton.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 574 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Norbert Treuheit dated 9/1/09 re: I am publisher and executive of the ars vivendi publishing house, a book publisher located in Cadolzburg, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Norbert Treuheit.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 575 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from K.D. Wood dated 9/4/2009 re: Iam a New Zealand citizen and a New Zealand author, publisher; illustrator etc., with copyrights that are protected by the New Zeal d Copyright Act 1994, by any contracts under copyright protection, and by the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Work. The United States does not have jurisdiction to over-ride these protections. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 576 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Teresa Cremisi dated 9/3/09 re: I am CEO of the Flammarion Group, a book publisher in France; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Teresa Cremisi.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 577 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Kristin Nilsson dated 8/31/09 re: I am publisher of the Folkuniversitetets forlag, a book publisher located in Lund, Sweden; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Kristin Nilsson.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 578 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Helga Schreiber, ppa dated 9/3/09 re: I am publishing director of Buchverlage LangenMuller Herbig nymphenburger terra magica, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Brigitte Fleissner-Mikorey.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 579 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Sven Fund dated 9/3/09; re: I am the managing director of the Walter de Gruyter GmbH & CO. KG, Sellier de Gruyter and De Gruyter Rechtswissenschaften-Verlags GmbH, a book publishers located in Berlin, Germany; I am publishing director of Buchverlage LangenMuller Herbig nymphenburger terra magica, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Sven Fund.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 580 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Olivier Nora dated 9/3/09 re: I am a citizen of France and chief executive officer of Librairie Artheme Fayard SA; Fayard objects to the proposed settlement and strenuously urges the Court to reject it. Document filed by Olivier Nora.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 581 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Kobushi Shobo dated 8/31/09 re: For the reasons listed herein, Kobushi Shobo protests the actions carried out by Google, Inc, and demands that Google, Inc. immediately cease its digitalization and release to the public of books published by Kobushi Shobo. Document filed by Kobushi Shobo.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 582 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Bernhard Bucker dated 9/3/09 re: I am financial director of Suhrkamp GmbH & Co. KG, a book publisher located in Frankfurt, Germany; I am publishing director of Buchverlage LangenMuller Herbig nymphenburger terra magica, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Bernhard Bucker.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 583 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Hans Nijenhuis, dated 9/4/09; re: We, publishing house De Bezige Bij/ Thomas Rap, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, are writing you in regards to the proposed settlement agreement; We raise concerns and objections to this settlement herein. Document filed by Hans Nijenhuis.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 584 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Martin Wagner dated 9/3/09 re: I am legal counsel and head of the legal department of Mentor Verlag GmbH a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Martin Wagner.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 585 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Martin Wagner dated 9/3/09 re: I am legal counsel and head of the legal department of Axel Juncker Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Martin Wagner.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 586 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Martin Wagner dated 9/3/09 re: I am legal counsel and head of the legal department of Polyglott Verlag GmbH, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Martin Wagner.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 587 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Tatjana Sepin dated 9/1/09 re: I am manager rights and permissions of S. Karger AG, a book publisher located in Basel, Switzerland; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Tatjana Sepin.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 588 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Ulrike Jurgens dated 9/3/09 re: We are a German publishing house having its registered office at Braunschweig Germany; As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object. Document filed by Ulrike Jurgens.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 589 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, from Eginhard Hohne dated 9/3/09 re: We are a Hungarian publishing house having its registered office of Budapest, Hungary; As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object. Document filed by Eginhard Hohne.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 590 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk dated 9/3/09 re: We are a Polish publishing house having its registered office at Lodz, Poland. As a major publisher in the area of educational products we are distributing about 400 different educational books up to date for which we are holding the US copyright. As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Eginhard Hohne.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 591 | LETTER addressed to Sir, from Bernd Tofflinger dated 9/3/09 re: We are a German publishing house having its registered office at Braunschweig, Germany. As a major publisher in the area of educational products we are distributing about 300 different educational books up to date for which we are holding the US copyright. As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Bernd Tofflinger.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 592 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon dated 9/3/09 re: We, Sanoma Uitgevers BV, are writing in regards to the proposed settlement; We raise concerns and objections to this settlement herein. Document filed by Henk Scheenstra.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 593 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Antoine Gallimard dated 9/3/09 re: I am chairman and chief executive officer of the Edition Gallimard, SA, a book publisher located in France; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Antoine Gallimard.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 594 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Claude Portmann dated 9/3/0* re: I am owner and manager of the C.F. Portmann Verlag and Edition Hu&Hott, a book published located in Erlenbach, Switzerland; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Claude Portmann.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 595 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Michael Schweins dated 9/2/09 re: I am the president of the Ars Edition GmbH, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Michael Schweins.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 596 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Robert Dimbleby dated 9/3/09 re: I am the publishing manager of Hogrefe Publishing GmbH, a book publisher located in Gottingen, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Robert Dimbleby.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 597 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Michael Vogtmeier dated 9/2/09 re: I am publishing director of the Hogrefe Berlag Gmbh & Co. KG, a book publisher located in Gottingen, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Michael Vogtmeier.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 598 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Martin Wagner dated 9/3/09 re: I am legal counsel of Langescheidt ELT GmbH, a book publisher in Munich, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Martin Wagner.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 599 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Klaas Jarchow dated 9/1/09 re: I am publisher of the Murman Verlag, a book publisher located in Hamburg, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Klaas Jarchow.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 600 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Mr. E.A. van Ingen dated 9/2/09 re: We, Publishing House Nelissen are writing to you in regards to the proposed settlement agreement; We would like to raise concerns and objections to this settlement listed herein. Document filed by E.A. van Ingen.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 601 | LETTER addressed to Whom it may concern from Stephen Cox dated 9/3/09 re: I would like to formally make an objection to the action to Google.com violating my book copyrights by way of creating a book database including my materials without my permission. Document filed by Stephen Cox.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 602 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Francis Esmenard dated 9/4/09 re: I am the CEO of Albin Michel Group, a book publisher located in France; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Francis Esmenard.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 603 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by William Irwin Kohn on behalf of Canadian Standard Association (Kohn, William) |
| September 11, 2009 | 604 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Nathalie Jouven dated 9/3/09 re: I am a citizen of France and Chief Executive Officer of Dunod Editeur SA; Dunod objects to the proposed settlement. Document filed by Nathalie Jouven.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 605 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jennifer B. Coplan dated 9/8/09 re: Enclosed please find a courtesy copy of the Amicus Curiar Brief of Sony Electronics. in support of proposed Google Book Search settlement, which was electronically filed earlier today. (mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 606 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Oskar Klan dated 9/3/09 re: I am editor in chief of the Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, a book publisher in Unterschleibheim, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Oskar Klan.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 607 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Axel Schonberger dated 9/2/09 re: I am the owner of the Axel Schonberger Verlag located in Frankfurt, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Axel Schonberger.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 608 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Axel Schonberger dated 9/2/09 re: I am chief executive officer of the Valentia GmbH located in Frankfurt, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Axel Schonberger.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 609 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ingwert Paulsen dated 9/2/09 re: I am the owner of the Hamburger Lesehefte Verlag, Inh located in Husum, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Ingwert Paulsen.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 610 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ingwert Paulsen dated 9/2/09 re: I am the owner of the Mattheisen Verlag Ingwert Paulsen, located in Husum, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Ingwert Paulsen.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 611 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Albrecht Koschutzke dated 9/3/09 re: I am the CEO of the Verlag J. H. W. Dietz Nachf GmbH, located in Bonn, Germany; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Albrecht Koschutzke.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 612 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Mr. Thijs VerLoren van Themaat dated 9/2/2009 re: We, Verloren Publisher from Hilversum, The Netherlands, are writing to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the following concerns and objections to this Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 613 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Neckar-Verlag dated 9/3/2009 re: We are a German publishing house having its registered office at Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. As a major publisher in the area of educational and other products we are distributing about 300 different books (150 educational up-to-date for which we are holding the US copyright. As a so called rightsholder under the Settlement Agreement we object to the proposed settlement agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (the "Settlement Agreement"). (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 614 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Bardo Jensch dated 9/1/2009 re: My name is Mr. Bardo Jensch, and I am officer with procuration of the Schwabenverlag Aktiengesellschaft, a book publisher located in Ostfildern (Germany). Schwabenverlag Aktiengesell chaft is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 615 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Liana Levi dated 9/3/09 re: I am the Manager and Editor in Chief of the Editions Liana Levi, a book publisher located in France. We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by the French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de L'Edition/SNE), for the reasons presented to this Court by this entity. (tro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 616 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Hans A. Baensch dated 9/2/2009 re: My name is Han -Albrecht Baensch, and I am the owner and Manager of Mergus Verlag GmbH (publisher), Im Wiele 27, 49328 Melle, Germany. Mergus Verlag GmbH is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. Copyright laws. We wright to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 617 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Vivian Vande Velde dated 9/1/2009 re: I am writing to express my displeasure with everything about the handling of the Google Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 618 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Annette Sievers dated 9/2/2009 re: My name is Annette Sievers, and I am managing director of the pmv Peter Meyer Verlag, a book publisher located in Frankfurt am Main. pmv Peter Meyer Verlag is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the Settlement Agreement), because it own rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 619 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Norbert Froitzheim dated 9/2/2009 re: My name is Norbert Froitzheim and I am member of the executive board of the Deutscher Arzte-Verlag G3mbH, a book publisher located in Cologne, Germany. The Deutscher Arzte-Verlag GmbH is a member of the settlement class embraced by the propose settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 620 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Andrzei Karpowicz dated 9/3/2009 re: Acting on behalf of the author, Mr Waldemar Lysiak I hereby inform you that my Client does not consent to have his books covered by the provisions of the settlement, regarding the Google Book Search software. This concerns in particular, but without limitations, the following titles published by various publishers in Poland and USA. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 621 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Stephen Nachmanovitch dated 9/3/2009 re: Digitizing the contents of the great libraries of the world - for both the functions of backup and accessibility - is an exciting project. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 622 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from G. Emil Ward dated 9/4/2009 re: I am the copyrights holder for: Massachusetts Landlord-Tenant Practice: Law and Forms, formerly published by Lexis-Nexis. The copyright was assigned back to me by that publisher approximately six years ago which assignment I sent to the Copyrights Office in recent months. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 623 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Regina Harris Baiocchi dated 9/1/2009 re: This letter serves as my formal notification to OPT OUT of the Google Book Settlement. My OPT out request. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 624 | DECLARATION of Ministerialdirigent Dr. Johannes Christian Wichard. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 625 | Objection of Alex M.G. Burton to Class Settlement. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 626 | BRIEF AMICI CURIAE OF LYRASIS, INC., NYLINK AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ROCKY MOUNTAIN, INC. IN SUPPORT OF MODIFICATION OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 627 | Objection OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. (jmi) |
| September 11, 2009 | 628 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Georg Kessrer dated 9/2/2009 re:My name is Georg Kessler, and I am Managing Director/Publisher of the GRAFE UND UNZER Publishers, a book publisher located in Munich, Germany. GRAFE UND UNZER Publishers is a member of the settlement class embraced by the proposed settlement agreement that is before this Court in this action (the "Settlement Agreement"), because it owns rights in books that are protected by U.S. copyright law. We write to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jmi) |
| September 14, 2009 | 629 | DECLARATION of Nicolas Georges. (jfe) |
| September 14, 2009 | 630 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Manfred Finkeldey dated 9/3/2009 re: We are German publishing house and write to object the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google Inc., and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers for the reasons set forth within. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 631 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Kurt Stellfeld dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 632 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Stefan Ruhling dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 633 | Objection of Takashi Yamamoto. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 634 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Gunter Berg dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 635 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Christine Autenrieth dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 636 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ingwert Paulsen dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 637 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Wilmar Diepgrond dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 638 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Jurgen Kleidt dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 639 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Christine Autenrieth dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 640 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dieter Krause dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 641 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ingwert Paulsen dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 642 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Katharina Eleonore Meyer dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 643 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Oliver Waffender dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 644 | OBJECTION AND NOTICE TO APPEAR ON BEHALF OF ABSENT CLASS MEMBER, DAVID MEININGER. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 645 | NFS'S OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 646 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Erna Paris re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 647 | DECLARATION OF LYNNE D. FINNEY, AUTHOR, COPYRIGHT OWNER, AND PUBLISHER, IN OPPOSITION TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 648 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Ralf Frenzel dated 9/1/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 649 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Jean L. Cooper dated 9/2/09 re: I am a librarian and an author, and as I have standing as a member of the author class in the Google Book Settlement; I am opposed to the Settlement for the reasons stated herein. Document filed by Jean L. Cooper.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 650 | LETTER addressed to Michael McMahon from Jean L. Cooper dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to oppose the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 651 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Kazufumi Watanabe dated 9/3/09 re: We strongly reject the action carried out by Google, as it infringes upon the publication and sale of books based upon contracts signed between the author (copyright holder) and the publishing company. Document filed by Kazufumi Watanabe.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 652 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Mitchell Allen dated 9/4/09 re: I am writing as president, publisher, and owner of Left Coast Press, Inc., a scholarly for profit publishing house of humanities and social sciences based on the San Francisco Bay Aread, and on behalf of authors we publish; We wish to express our objections to the settlement before settlement administrator here and hope you reject the settlement terms. Document filed by Mitchell Allen.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 653 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jesus Sanchez Garcia dated 9/3/09 re: For the reasons herein, Edelsa Grupo Didascalia respectfully requests that this Court reject the proposed settlement and/or decline to certify the class with regard to non-US rights holders. Document filed by Jesus Sanchez Garcia.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 654 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Dr. Comelia Heering dated 9/3/09 re: We are a German publishing house having its registered office at Essen, Germany; As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object. Document filed by Comelia Heering.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 655 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Dr. Comelia Heering dated 9/3/09 re: We are a German publishing house having its registered office at Braunschweig, Germany; As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object. Document filed by Comelia Heering.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 656 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Karin Schmidt-Friderichs dated 9/2/09 re: We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Karin Schmidt-Friderichs.(mro) |
| September 14, 2009 | 657 | MOTION for Kristin H. Neuman to Withdraw as Attorney Motion For Leave To Withdraw Appearance On Behalf Of The Canadian Standards Association. Document filed by Canadian Standards Association.(Neuman, Kristin) |
| September 11, 2009 | 658 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Felix Breidenstein dated 9/1/09 re: I am the executive director of the German Bible Society; We write to object to the settlement agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicate filings. We therefore join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations. Document filed by Felix Breidenstein.(mro) |
| September 14, 2009 | 659 | AFFIDAVIT of Kristin H. Neuman in Support re: 657 MOTION for Kristin H. Neuman to Withdraw as Attorney Motion For Leave To Withdraw Appearance On Behalf Of The Canadian Standards Association.. Document filed by Canadian Standards Association. (Neuman, Kristin) |
| September 11, 2009 | 660 | LETTER Brief from Mumia Abu-Tamal re: Objection to the pending settlement. Document filed by Mumia Abu-Tamal.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 661 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Antonio dated 9/8/09 re: We would like to join in the objections against the settlement presented by the Associazione Italiana Editori. Document filed by Federacion de Gremios de Editores de Espana.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 662 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Dr. Comelia Heering dated 9/3/09 re: As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Comelia Heering.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 663 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Dr. Comelia Heering dated 9/3/09 re: As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Comelia Heering.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 664 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Robert K. Massie dated 9/8/09 re: I am sending you this copy of a letter I sent last week to the Google Book Search Committee Settlement Administration which has so far not permitted me to opt put of the settlement as I wish to do and as I first told them in April. (mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 665 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Salley Shannon dated 9/4/09 re: Writes to object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Salley Shannon.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 666 | LETTER addressed to Sir/Madam from Minoru Ito dated 9/3/09 re: We write to express our rejection to the settlement and request to opt out of the settlement. Document filed by Minoru Ito.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 667 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Rose Teo dated 9/4/09 re: As a so called rights holder under the settlement agreement we object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Rose Teo.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 668 | LETTER addressed to Sir Michael McMahon from Aime Van Hecke dated 9/2/09 re: We raise concerns and objections to this settlement listed herein. Document filed by Aime Van Hecke.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 669 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Giles Sandeman-Allen dated 9/4/09 re: If the settlement is agreed in principle, I am writing to request for an amendment in the determination of "in print". Document filed by Giles Sandeman-Allen.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 670 | LETTER addressed to Sir from Stephanie Golden dated 9/5/09 re: Im writing to object to the Google settlement in its correct form. Document filed by Stephanie Golden.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 671 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Arnaud Nourry dated 9/3/09 re: For the reasons herein, Hachette UK respecfully requests that this Court reject the proposed settlement and/or decline to certify the class with regard to non-US rights holders. Document filed by Arnaud Nourry.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 672 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Isabelle Magnac dated 9/3/09 re: For the reasons herein, Salvat respecfully requests that this Court reject the proposed settlement and/or decline to certify the class with regard to non-US rights holders. Document filed by Isabelle Magnac.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 673 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Barbara Helen Else re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 674 | LETTER from Donica Bettanin re: It appears to us that there needs to be serious thought given to the administrative demands and possible problems of the settlement for rights holders outside the USA. (mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 675 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Marie Langley dated 3/9/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 676 | LETTER addressed to The Court from Jesse Rutherford dated 9/3/09 re: For the reasons herein, I respectfully request that this Court reject the proposed settlement and/or decline to certify the class with regard to non-US rights holders. Document filed by Jesse Rutherford.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 677 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Marianne Rubelmann dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 678 | LETTER addressed to Clerk Michael McMahon from John Mouldin dated 8/31/09 re: If you respect the actions listed herein, you can take on my behalf: make sure my comments and objections are heard by Court. Document filed by John Mouldin.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 679 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Chris Else dated 9/3/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 680 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Jeanetter Wilson dated 9/3/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 681 | LETTER addressed to Settlement Administrator dated 9/2/09 re: SATV is opting out of the settlement in Authors Guild, Inc. et al. Document filed by Frank P. Scibilia.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 682 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Olswang LLP dated 9/8/2009 re: Counsel respectfully request the Court's permission to file this letter as an amicus curiae brief to address certain concerns of UK authors who have not opted-out of the proposed settlement agreement in this proceeding. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 683 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Alain Kouck dated 9/2/09 re: We would like to raise objections to the settlement agreement listed herein. Document filed by Alain Kouck.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 684 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Kim Griggs dated 9/4/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 685 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Holly K. Towle dated 8/31/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Google Book Settlement.(jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 686 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dirk Sieben dated 9/2/09 re: We write to object to the proposed settlement agreement. Document filed by Dirk Sieben.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 687 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Olivier Nora dated 9/3/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Proposed Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 688 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Klaus Humann dated 9/2/09 re: We write to object to the settlement agreement. Document filed by Klaus Humann.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 689 | AFFIRMATION OF SERVICE of Mika Hasegawa re: 464 Objection (non-motion). (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 690 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Professor Barbara Scheuch-Voetterle dated 9/2/09 re: We write to object to the settlement agreement. Document filed by Barbara Scheuch-Voetterle.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 691 | AFFIRMATION OF SERVICE of Junji Suzuki re: 467 Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion). (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 692 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. h.c. Karl-Peter Winters dated 9/1/09 re: We write to object to the settlement agreement. Document filed by h.c. Karl-Peter Winters.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 693 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Brigitte Balke-Schmidt dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Settlement Agreement. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 694 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Vibeke Viteri-Loohuis dated 9/2/09 re: We hope that the court will seriously consider the objections and remarks made herein. Document filed by Vibeke Viteri-Loohuis.(mro) |
| September 11, 2009 | 695 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Brigitte Balke-Schmidt dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the Google Book Settlement.. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 696 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Lothar Schirmer dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 697 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jesus Sanchez Garcia dated 9/3/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 11, 2009 | 698 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Tony Simpson dated 9/2/2009 re: Counsel writes to object to the proposed settlement as a class member. (jfe) |
| September 14, 2009 | 699 | CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Motion For Leave To Withdraw Appearance served on Cindy A. Cohn, Hadley Perkins Roeltgen, J. Kate Reznick (See attatched certificate) on 9/14/09. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by Canadian Standards Association. (Neuman, Kristin) |
| September 8, 2009 | 700 | MOTION for Gary Leland Reback to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Open Book Alliance.(pl) |
| September 15, 2009 | 701 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Dr. Moritz Hagenmuller dated 9/1/09 re: Moritz Hagenmuller, Managing Director of the Books on Demand GmbH, join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations that includes the Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and others, for the reasons presented to this Court by those individuals and entities. Document filed by Moritz Hagenmuller.(tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 702 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Tobias Koerner dated 9/4/09 re: Tobias Koerner, join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations that includes as further set forth in this letter. Document filed by Tobias Koerner.(tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 703 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Sander van Vlerken dated 8/28/09 re: Publishing House De Geus, write to you in regards to the proposed Settlement Agreement between Google, Inc. and the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. We would like to raise the concerns and objections listed herein to the Settlement. Document filed by Publishing House De Geus.(tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 704 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Eva Swartz dated 9/2/09 re: Eva Swartz, CEO of Natur & Kultur join in the objections that have been presented to this Court by Scott Gant and the group of foreign publishers and publishing associations as further set forth in this letter. Document filed by Eva Swartz.(tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 705 | STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT dated 9/8/09. Document filed by Elizabeth Greenberg. (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 706 | STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS TO THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT dated 9/7/09. Document filed by Rebecca C. Jones. (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 707 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk from Andrea Warren dated 9/7/09 re: Andrea Warren writes to object the settlement. Document filed by Andrea Warren.(tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 708 | OBJECTION TO CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPEAR OF THE UNDERSIGNED STATES REPRESENTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND REGISTERED CHARITIES WITHIN THEIR POLITICAL BOUNDARIES. Document filed by The State of Missouri. (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 709 | OBJECTION OF PROQUEST LLC TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Proquest, LLC. (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 710 | OBJECTIONS OF WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND TO CERTIFICATION OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT CLASS AND SUBCLASSES. Document filed by The Washington Legal Foundation. (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 711 | NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPEAR AT FAIRNESS HEARING and STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Sarah E. Cazoneri. (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 712 | STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Dale Henderson. (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 713 | STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Matthew B. Cazoneri. (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 714 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Donna J. Wood dated 9/11/09 re: Objections to the Proposed Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Donna J. Wood.(tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 715 | OBJECTION OF FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC. AND KARL FOGEL TO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Karl Fogel, Free Software Foundation, Inc. (tro) |
| September 16, 2009 | 716 | ORDER: September 8, 2009 was the deadline by which objections and amicus curiae briefs were to be filed with the Court. In light of the volume of submissions, and the apparent public interest in the case, the following procedures shall govern the fairness hearing: By 10/2/09 the parties shall respond in writing to the filings in this case. The fairness hearing shall proceed as scheduled on 10/7/09 at 10:00 a.m. Any person who wishes to speak at the fairness hearing must submit a request to speak by sending an email to googlebookcase@nysd.uscourts.gov by 5:00 p.m. EDT on 9/21/09. The parties shall post a copy of this order on the settlement website forthwith. Details regarding courtroom seating, press access, and an overflow room will be provided in a later order. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/16/09) (tro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 717 | MOTION for Edward F. Siegel to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed Charles D. Weller. (mro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 718 | MOTION for Lee L. Kaplan to Appear Pro Hac Vice.Document filed by Questia Media, Inc.(mro) |
| September 15, 2009 | 719 | MOTION for Charles D. Ossola, Elaine Metlin and Victor S. Perlman to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs.(mro) Modified on 9/17/2009 (mro). |
| September 18, 2009 | 720 | NOTICE of Statement of Interest. Document filed by United States of America. (Clopper, John) |
| September 21, 2009 | 721 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION: ORDER granting 719 Motion for Charles D. Ossola and Victor S. Perlman to Appear Pro Hac Vice for The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/19/09) (db) |
| September 21, 2009 | 722 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION: ORDER granting 718 Motion for Lee L. Kaplan to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Questia Media, Inc. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/19/09) (db) |
| September 21, 2009 | 723 | ORDER ADMITTING EDWARD F. SIEGEL PRO HAC VICE: ORDER granting 717 Motion for Edward F. Siegel to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Charles D. Weller. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/19/09) (db) |
| September 21, 2009 | 724 | MEMORANDUM ENDORSEMENT re: MOTION FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW APPEARANCE ON BEHALF OF THE CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION. ORDER granting 657 Motion to Withdraw Attorney. Attorney Kristin Hackett Neuman terminated. ENDORSEMENT: Approved. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/19/09) (db) |
| September 21, 2009 | 725 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works dated 9/3/09 re: Objection to the Proposed Settlement. (db) |
| September 21, 2009 | 726 | LETTER addressed to Mr. McMahon from Ann Mitcalfe dated 9/3/09 re: Objection to the Proposed Settlement. (db) |
| September 21, 2009 | 727 | LETTER addressed to Google Settlement from Dolores Karl dated 9/1/09 re: To opt out of the Google-Authors Guild Settlement. (db) |
| September 22, 2009 | 728 | MOTION for Hearing / Notice of Unopposed Motion of the Author Sub-Class and the Publisher Sub-Class to Adjourn October 7, 2009 Final Fairness Hearing and Schedule Status Conference. Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc..(Keller, Bruce) |
| September 22, 2009 | 729 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 728 MOTION for Hearing / Notice of Unopposed Motion of the Author Sub-Class and the Publisher Sub-Class to Adjourn October 7, 2009 Final Fairness Hearing and Schedule Status Conference.. Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. (Keller, Bruce) |
| September 21, 2009 | 730 | MOTION for Robert J. LaRocca to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Paul Dickson, Joseph Goulden, The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman.(mro) |
| September 22, 2009 | 731 | MOTION for Charles B. Casper to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Microsoft Corporation.(mro) |
| September 22, 2009 | 732 | MOTION for Richard Montgomery Donaldson to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Microsoft Corporation.(mro) |
| September 23, 2009 | 733 | BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE. Document filed by Public Knowledge.(ad) |
| September 21, 2009 | 734 | ORDER, that Gary Leland Reback, Esq. be admitted to the Bar of this Court pro hac vice as counsel for Amicus Curiae Open Book Alliance, upon payment of the applicable fee to the Clerk of Court. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/19/09) (pl) Modified on 9/24/2009 (pl). |
| September 24, 2009 | 735 | ORDER, that on September 22, 2009, plaintiffs moved for an adjournment of the fairness hearing currently scheduled for October 7, 2009. Defendant Google, Inc. does not oppose the motion. Under all the circumstances, it makes no sense to conduct a hearing on the fairness and reasonableness of the current settlement agreement, as it does not appear that the currentsettlement will be the operative one. Accordingly, the Court will not proceed with the fairness hearing on October 7, 2009. The Court will, however, conduct a status conference on October 7 at 10 00 a.m. to determine how to proceed with the case as expeditiously as possible, as this case has now been pending for over four years The parties shall attend. Additional relief as set forth in this Order. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/24/09) (pl) |
| September 24, 2009 | 736 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - MOTION for Reconsideration. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Motion to Intervene, # 2 Exhibit Letter to Chambers, # 3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Saed, Shirley) Modified on 9/25/2009 (jar). |
| September 24, 2009 | 737 | FILING ERROR - WRONG EVENT TYPE SELECTED FROM MENU (Certificate of Service) - MOTION for Reconsideration certificate of service. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc..(Saed, Shirley) Modified on 9/25/2009 (jar). |
| September 25, 2009 | 738 | MOTION for Reconsideration of Denial of Motion to Intervene for the Limited Purposes of Objecting to the Proposed Class Action Settlement Agreement and Preserving Right to Appeal. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs, Jr.(Saed, Shirley) |
| September 25, 2009 | 739 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 738 MOTION for Reconsideration of Denial of Motion to Intervene for the Limited Purposes of Objecting to the Proposed Class Action Settlement Agreement and Preserving Right to Appeal.. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs, Jr. (Saed, Shirley) |
| September 25, 2009 | 740 | ORDER granting 731 Motion for Charles B. Casper to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/25/09) (js) |
| September 25, 2009 | 741 | ORDER granting 732 Motion for Richard Montgomery Donaldson to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/25/09) (js) |
| September 25, 2009 | 742 | ORDER granting 730 Motion for Robert J. LaRocca to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 9/25/09) (js) |
| September 24, 2009 | 743 | MOTION for Marc Rotenberg to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Electronic Privacy Information Center.(mro) |
| September 25, 2009 | 744 | MOTION for Mark Edward Avsec to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Canadian Standard Association.(mro) |
| September 28, 2009 | 745 | MOTION for Norman W. Marden to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.(mro) |
| October 1, 2009 | 746 | ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE ON WRITTEN MOTION, that Marc Rotenberg is admitted to practice pro hac vice as counsel for EPIC. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 10/1/09) (pl) |
| October 1, 2009 | 747 | ORDER, granting 744 Motion for Mark E. Avsec, Esq. to Appear Pro Hac Vice be admitted to the Bar of this court pro hac vice as counsel for Canadian Standards Association, upon payment of the pro hac vice fee to the Clerk of the Court. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 10/1/09) (pl) |
| October 2, 2009 | 748 | NOTICE of of Objection. Document filed by Electronic Privacy Information Center. (Rotenberg, Marc) |
| October 6, 2009 | 749 | FILING ERROR - ELECTRONIC FILING FOR NON-ECF DOCUMENT (LETTER) - TRANSCRIPT REQUEST Court Reporter Request for proceedings held on Oct. 7, 2009 before Judge Denny Chin. Document filed by Darlene Marshall.(Weiss, Matthew) Modified on 10/8/2009 (jar). |
| October 6, 2009 | 750 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - MOTION for Writ of Mandamus as to Judge Denny Chin. Document filed by Darlene Marshall.(Weiss, Matthew) Modified on 10/8/2009 (jar). |
| October 6, 2009 | 751 | ORDER: The Court has received the following requests regarding the status conference scheduled for October 7, 2009, at 10 a.m. in this case: 1. To have a court reporter present at the status conference; and 2. To audio or video record the status conference. The first request is granted; it was always the Court's intention to have a court reporter present to transcribe the conference. The second request is denied; the Court will not permit audio or video recording of the proceeding. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 10/6/2009) (rw) |
| October 7, 2009 | 752 | NOTICE OF APPEAL from 428 Order,,. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs, Jr. Filing fee $ 455.00, receipt number E 702434. (nd) |
| October 8, 2009 | 753 | MANDATE of USCA (Certified Copy) USCA Case Number 09-41420-op. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Petitioner's Emergency Petition for Writ of Mandamus is DENIED. Catherine O'Hagan Wolfe, Clerk USCA. Issued As Mandate: 10/6/2009. (nd) |
| October 8, 2009 | 754 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Michael J. Boni dated 10/5/09 re: Plaintiffs request that the Court deny the ASMP movants' motion for reconsideration. ENDORSEMENT: The Clerk of the Court shall accept this letter for filing, and the ASMP movants shall respond by 10/14/09. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 10/7/09) (tro) |
| October 9, 2009 | 755 | ORDER granting 745 Motion for Norman W. Marden to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 10/8/2009) (jmi) |
| October 9, 2009 | 756 | NOTICE OF APPEAL from 308 Order on Motion to Intervene. Document filed by Lewis Hyde, Harry Lewis, Nicholas Negroponte, Charles Nesson. Filing fee $ 455.00, receipt number E 702610. (nd) |
| October 14, 2009 | 757 | REPLY MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 738 MOTION for Reconsideration of Denial of Motion to Intervene for the Limited Purposes of Objecting to the Proposed Class Action Settlement Agreement and Preserving Right to Appeal.. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs, Jr. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 2)(DeVries, Christina) |
| October 14, 2009 | 758 | CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of Reply in Support of Motion for Reconsideration served on The Authors Guild on October 14, 2009. Service was made by Mail. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs, Jr. (DeVries, Christina) |
| October 16, 2009 | 759 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Christina Jacqueline DeVries on behalf of The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Lou Jacobs, Jr (DeVries, Christina) |
| October 22, 2009 | 760 | NOTICE of Amended Settlement Issues. Document filed by Electronic Frontier Foundation et al.. (Rudman, Samuel) |
| October 28, 2009 | 761 | FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT DOCKET ENTRY - MOTION to Withdraw. Document filed by Eric Jager, Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Charlotte Allen, Phyllis Ammons, Richard Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Jack Beerman, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, David Gelernter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Victor Davis Hanson, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Richard Howard, Ishmael Jones, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Michael Perry, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Wendy Shalit, American Society of Journalists and Authors. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit In Support of Withdrawal)(Hall, Joseph) Modified on 10/29/2009 (jar). |
| October 29, 2009 | 762 | MOTION to Withdraw. Document filed by Eric Jager, Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Charlotte Allen, Phyllis Ammons, Richard Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Jack Beerman, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David D. Friedman, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Victor Davis Hanson, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Ishmael Jones, Donald Kagan, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Michael Perry, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Harriet Rubin, Sarah Ruden, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Wendy Shalit.(Hall, Joseph) |
| October 29, 2009 | 763 | AFFIDAVIT of Joseph S. Hall in Support re: 762 MOTION to Withdraw.. Document filed by Eric Jager, Harold Bloom, Elliot Abrams, Charlotte Allen, Phyllis Ammons, Richard Armey, Jacques Barzun, Nicholas Basbanes, Stephen Bates, Shawn J. Bayern, Jack Beerman, Michael Behe, Michael Cox, Douglas Crase, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Midge Decter, John Derbyshire, Thomas M. Disch, Gerald Early, Mel Eisenberg, Richard A. Epstein, Henry Fetter, David Gelernter, Gabrielle Glaser, Mary Ann Glendon, Robert Herbold, Arthur Herman, Charles Hill, Manuela Hoelterhoff, Richard Howard, Ishmael Jones, David Kuo, Michael Ledeen, Susan Lee, Mary Lefkowitz, David Lehman, John Lehman, Howard Markel, Sherwin B. Nuland, Steven Ozment, Michael Perry, Norman Podhoretz, Diane Ravitch, Ralph Reed, Sarah Ruden, Peter Schweizer, Roy Spencer, Geoffrey R. Stone, Charles Sykes, Terry Teachout, Paco Underhill, Ruth Wisse, Elizabeth Wurtzel, John Yoo, Wendy Shalit, American Society of Journalists and Authors. (Hall, Joseph) |
| October 30, 2009 | 764 | MEMO ENDORSED ON MOTION FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW APPEARANCE. ENDORSEMENT: Approved. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 10/30/09) (dle) |
| November 4, 2009 | 765 | MEMORANDUM DECISION for the reasons set forth above, denying 738 Motion for Reconsideration. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 11/4/09) (cd) |
| November 9, 2009 | 767 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Michael J. Boni dated 11/9/09 re: counsel for plaintiff writes on behalf of the parties, I write to advise the Court that plaintiffs expect to file their motion seeking preliminary approval of the Amended Settlement Agreement by no later than this Friday, November 13, 2009. ENDORSEMENT: Approved. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 11/9/09) (pl) |
| November 13, 2009 | 768 | MOTION to Approve / Notice of Motion for Preliminary Approval of Amended Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc..(Keller, Bruce) |
| November 13, 2009 | 769 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 768 MOTION to Approve / Notice of Motion for Preliminary Approval of Amended Settlement Agreement.. Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. (Keller, Bruce) |
| November 13, 2009 | 770 | DECLARATION of Michael J. Boni in Support re: 768 MOTION to Approve / Notice of Motion for Preliminary Approval of Amended Settlement Agreement.. Document filed by Association of American Publishers, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Amended Settlement Agreement, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Changes made to Amended Settlement Agreement)(Keller, Bruce) |
| November 19, 2009 | 771 | NOTICE of Withdrawal of Objection re: 297 Affirmation in Opposition to Motion,. Document filed by Songwriters Guild of America. (Fedele, John) |
| November 19, 2009 | 772 | ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF AMENDED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT: granting 768 Motion to Approve preliminary approval of an Amended Settlement Agreement among plaintiffs and defendant. All other provisions as set forth in this order. A final settlement/fairness hearing shall be held on February 18, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 11/19/09) (js) |
| November 19, 2009 | 773 | STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR AMENDMENT: The Clerk of the Court is directed to docket the Third Amended Complaint as filed on the date this stipulation and order are entered on the docket, and plaintiffs shall follow up with submission of an electronic version of the amended complaint in accordance with the Court's ECF Rules and Instructions. So Ordered (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 11/19/09) (js) |
| November 20, 2009 | 774 | MOTION for Reconsideration of Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Amended Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc..(Wiles, Alexander) |
| November 20, 2009 | 775 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 774 MOTION for Reconsideration of Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Amended Settlement Agreement.. Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc.. (Wiles, Alexander) |
| November 24, 2009 | 776 | ORDER granting 266 Motion for John B. Morris, Jr. to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Amicus Curaie. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 11/23/2009) (jmi) |
| November 19, 2009 | 777 | MOTION for Jonathan Band to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by America Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries and Assocation of Research Libraries.(mro) |
| November 25, 2009 | 778 | ENDORSED LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from John D. Clopper dated 11/24/09 re: Counsel requests that the Court clarify the Government's deadline for submitting a statement regarding the amended settlement agreement in this action as 2/4/2010. ENDORSEMENT: SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 11/25/09) (tro) |
| December 1, 2009 | 779 | MEMORANDUM DECISION denying 774 Motion for Reconsideration. Amazon's motion for reconsideration is denied. Amazon may set forth its arguments in its objections to the proposed settlement in conjunction with the final settlement approval process. Amazon also requests that the Court amend its preliminary approval order with regard to the mechanism by which objectors may submit objections to the proposed settlement. The order provides that objectors may now object only to amended terms of the settlement agreement, and that the time for objecting to the original settlement terms has passed. The Court will consider objections to the amended settlement in conjunction with previously-submitted objections to the original settlement. Amazon asks that, instead, objectors be permitted to withdraw their previous objections and to submit superseding objections that relate to both the original and the amended settlement terms. This request is denied, but to the extent that objectors find it necessary to refer to their prior objections now to present "cohesive and accurate filings," they may do so. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 12/1/09) (tro) |
| December 1, 2009 | 780 | AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEAL re: 752 Notice of Appeal, 765 Order on Motion for Reconsideration, 428 Order. Document filed by The American Society of Media Photographers, Inc., Graphic Artists Guild, Picture Archive Council of America, North American Nature Photography Association, Joel Meyerowitz, Dan Budnick, Peter Turner, Lou Jacobs, Jr. (nd) |
| December 3, 2009 | 781 | ORDER granting 777 Motion for Jonathan Band to Appear Pro Hac Vice for America Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries and Assocation of Research Libraries. (Signed by Judge Denny Chin on 12/3/2009) (jmi) |
| November 16, 2009 | 782 | THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT amending 1 Complaint, 36 Amended Complaint, 59 Second Amended Complaint, against Google Inc.Document filed by Canadian Standard Association, Association of American Publishers, Inc., Associational Plaintiffs, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The Author's Guild, Herbert Mitgang, Betty Miles, Daniel Hoffman. Related document: 1 Complaint filed by The Author's Guild, Betty Miles, Herbert Mitgang, Daniel Hoffman, 36 Amended Complaint, filed by The Author's Guild, Betty Miles, Joseph Goulden, Paul Dickson, Herbert Mitgang, Daniel Hoffman, 59 Second Amended Complaint,, filed by The Author's Guild, Joseph Goulden, Simon & Schuster, Inc., Herbert Mitgang, Associational Plaintiffs, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Betty Miles, Paul Dickson, Association of American Publishers, Inc., Daniel Hoffman, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc. (ae) |
| January 26, 2010 | 783 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Dina Cox dated 1/19/10 re: Proposed Google Book Settlement and I am opting out, filed by Dina Cox. (cd) |
| January 26, 2010 | 784 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Edward Lipsett dated 1/12/2010 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. (jmi) |
| January 26, 2010 | 785 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Luis Ortiz dated 1/11/2010 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. (jmi) |
| January 26, 2010 | 786 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jonatha Ceely dated 1/19/2010 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. (jmi) |
| January 26, 2010 | 787 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Margaret Jane Ross dated 1/20/2010 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. (jmi) |
| January 26, 2010 | 788 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Margaret Jane Ross (Mr. Cooke) dated 1/19/2010 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. (jmi) |
| January 26, 2010 | 789 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Dina E. Cox dated 1/19/2010 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. (jmi) |
| January 26, 2010 | 790 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Barbara Morrison dated 1/26/2010 re: I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. I am opting out of both the "Author Sub-Class" and the "Publisher Sub-Class", and out of the settlement in its entirely. I have written and/or published works under names including, but not limited to, the following variant spellings, forms, pen names, and/or pseudonyms: B.Morrison, Barbara Morrison. I am the owner of Cottey House Press. (mbe) (mbe). |
| January 26, 2010 | 791 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Paul N. Courant dated 1/18/2010 re: I write to express my interest in speaking at the Fairness Hearing per your order of 19 November 2009. My interest in the case are many. I am an active scholar in economics and public policy, and am the author of many works that are subject to the settlement. I am also the University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Michigan, and was the Provost and Executive Vice-President of the University at the time that Google began scanning the University's collections. In my role as librarian I oversee the University of Michigan Press, a significant academic publisher. As Provost and as Librarian I have been closely engages for several years with the Google scanning project, and the aspects of the settlement that have implication for participating libraries. As an active scholar and mender of the author class, as an academic administrator, and as the head of a major research library with responsibility for a university press, it is my strongly held opinion that the settlement will be of great benefit to the general public and to scholarly practice and progress. I would be most grateful for the opportunity to share these views with the Court at the Fairness Hearing.(mbe) |
| January 26, 2010 | 792 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Antonio Ma. Avila dated 1/26/2010 re: I am the Executive Director of the Federation de Gremios de Editores de Espana. We write to object to the Amended Settlement Agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicative filings. We therefore object to the Amended Settlement Agreement by reference to the observations of Borsenverein de Deutschen Buchhandels, Syndicat National de I'edition and Associazione Italiana Editore, in its amicus curiae letter, which hereby become an integral part of our own objections as field herewith. (mbe) |
| January 26, 2010 | 796 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Racheli Edelman dated 1/24/2010 re: I am and Israeli Publisher of Schocken Publishing house and the Hebrew Encyclopedia. We were very pleased to get the honorable court decision to exclude all books that are not being published in the US in the Canada, the UK and Australia from the Google Settlement agreement. Nevertheless we would like to make sure that all the books that were published by the following publishing houses will be removed from the Google Books sites. Therefore we will be grateful if the court will authorize Google not to put the above mentioned publishing houses titles on their books sites.(mbe) |
| January 26, 2010 | 797 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Sandra Csillag dated 1/18/2010 re: We respectfully request the court's permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae brief opposing approval of the Amended Settlement Agreement in the above case. Literar-Mechana therefore requests the Court to deny final approval of theAmended Settlement Agreement unless the following amendments are made.(mbe) |
| January 27, 2010 | 799 | LETTER addressed to J. Michael McMahon from Graham Swift dated 1/14/2010 re: Google Book Settlement. Please find enclosed for your reference a copy of my letter, mailed (by UK certified airmail) on 14th January 2010 to the Google Book Search Administrator, by which I opt out of the Google Book Settlement. Please confirm your receipt and filing of this letter and enclosure. (mbe) |
| January 27, 2010 | 800 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from David R. M. Prest dated undated re: party notifies the Court that is opting out of ht proposed settlement in this case. Opting out of both the Author Sub-Class and Publisher Sub-Class and our to the settlement in its entirety. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 801 | LETTER addressed to the Clerk of the Court from Blaine Regan Newton dated 1/12/10 re: party notified the Court that he is opting our of the settlement in this case, both the Author sub-Class and the Publisher Sub-Class and out of the settlement in its entirety. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 802 | LETTER addressed to the Clerk of the Court from Vivian Kane dated 1/5/10 re: party notified the Court that she is opting our of the settlement in this case, both the Author sub-Class and the Publisher Sub-Class and out of the settlement in its entirety. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 803 | LETTER addressed to the Clerk of the Court from Valerie Georegeson, dated 1/8/10 re: party notified the Court that she is opting our of the settlement in this case, both the Author sub-Class and the Publisher Sub-Class and out of the settlement in its entirety. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 804 | LETTER addressed to the Clerk of the Court from Leigh Faulkner, dated 1/12/10 re: party notified the Court that she is opting our of the settlement in this case, both the Author sub-Class and the Publisher Sub-Class and out of the settlement in its entirety. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 805 | LETTER addressed to the Clerk of the Court from Alisa Smith, dated 1/6/08 re: party notifies the Court that she is opting out of the settlement in this case, both the Author sub-Class and the Publisher Sub-Class and out of the settlement in its entirety. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 806 | LETTER addressed to the Clerk of the Court from Blaine Regan Newton dated 1/12/10 re: party notified the Court that she is opting our of the settlement in this case, both the Author sub-Class and the Publisher Sub-Class and out of the settlement in its entirety. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 807 | LETTER from Niyogi Books dated undated re: OBJECTIONS OF NIYOGI BOOKS, IPP CATALOGUE PUBLICATIONS, STAR PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD., PlJ8TAK MAHAL, UNICORN BOOKS I)VT. LTD, LAXMI PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD., PRAGUN PUBLICATION, ESS ESSPUBLICATIONS, NEW CENTURY PUBLICATION, DAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE, ARORA LAW BOOK AGENCY, DR. SAROJINI PRITAM AND AAKAR BOOKS TO THE PROPOSED REVISED SETTLEMENT AND BRIEF OF AMICI ClJRIAE,FEDERATION OF INDIAN PUBLISHERS, THE INDIANREPROGRAPHIC RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AND PROFESSOR RAVI SHANKER(djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 808 | LETTER addressed to Court from Clare Morrall dated 1/13/10 re: this is to give notice that I am opting out of the Author Sub-Class in the Google Book Settlement, and from any participation in the settlement. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 809 | LETTER addressed to Clerk of Court from Matthew Charles Francis dated 1/14/10 re: party notifies court that he is opting out of both the Author Sub-Class and Publisher Sub-Class and out of the settlement in its entirey. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 810 | LETTER addressed to Google Book Search Settlement Admin. from Heather Morrall dated undated re: party gives notice that he is opting out of the Author Sub-Class in the Google Book Settlement, and from any participation in the settlement. (djc) |
| January 27, 2010 | 811 | MEMORANDUM OF LAW MEMORANDUM OF AMICUS CURIAE THE INTERNET ARCHIVE IN OPPOSITION TO AMENDED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. Document filed by The Internet Archive. (Boccanfuso, Anthony) |
| January 26, 2010 | 812 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Antonio Ma. Avila dated 1/26/10 re: Antonio Ma. Avila writes to object to the Amended Settlement Agreement. We do not have the resources to provide this Court with legal briefing regarding our objections nor do we wish to burden this Court with duplicative filings. We therefore object to the Amended Settlement Agreement by reference to the observations of Borsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Syndicat National de I'edition and Associazione Italiana Editore. in its amicus curiae letter, which hereby become an integral part of our own objections as filed herewith. (pl) |
| January 26, 2010 | 813 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Douglas Johnson and Maureen Johnson dated 1/26/10 re: I am opting out of both the "Author Sub-Class" and the "Publisher Sub-Class," and out of the settlement in its entirety. (pl) |
| January 27, 2010 | 814 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Andrea Winterbottom dated 1/4/10 re: Andrea Winterbottom writes by this letter, to opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. I am opting out of both the "Author Sub-Class" and the "Publisher Sub-Class," and out of the settlement in its entirety. (pl) |
| January 27, 2010 | 815 | LETTER addressed to Google Book Search Settlement Administrator from Chelsea Duke dated 1/4/10 re: Chelsea Duke writes to request that I opt out of the Google Book Settlement in respect of the following work: Title: High Heels and a Head Torch: The Essential Guide for Girls Who Backpack. I am opting out of the Author Sub-Class and am the author of the work. (pl) |
| January 27, 2010 | 816 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from David McRae dated 1/7/10 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. I am opting out of both the "Author Sub-Class" and the "Publisher Sub-Class" and out of the settlement in its entirety. (pl) |
| January 27, 2010 | 817 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk J. Michael McMahon from Diana Kimpton dated 1/10/10 re: that as a result of the within objections, I ask the court to refuse to certify the class and to reject the Amended Settlement Agreement. If the Amended Settlement goes back for renegotiation, the minimum changes required include a) limiting its scope to books published in the USA b) limiting its scope to allowing Google to scan books for search purposes only and to display snippets of strictly limited length, determined as a percentage of the whole work or insert. c) treating all in-copyright books the same so that no book that is still in copyright could be used in any way by Google without the express consent ofthe copyright holder. This would remove all the problems associated with deciding if a book is Not Commercially Available, remove the need for an unclaimed works fiduciary and give all copyright holders the protection they are entitled to under International Copyright Law. (pl) |
| January 27, 2010 | 818 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Erika Faith Larsen dated 1/27/10 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. I am opting out of both the"Author Sub-Class" and the "Publisher Sub-Class," and out of the settlement in its entirety. (pl) |
| January 27, 2010 | 819 | LETTER addressed to Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York from Thomas King, Hartley Goodweather dated 1/27/10 re: By this letter, I opt out of the proposed settlement in this case. I am opting out of both the "Author Sub-Class" and the "Publisher Sub-Class" and out of the settlement in its entirety. (pl) |
| January 27, 2010 | 820 | NOTICE of FILING OF OBJECTION TO AMENDED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Hachette Livre SA, Librarie Arthme Fayard SA, Dunod Editeur SA, Les Editions Hatier SNC, Editions Larousse SAS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Micheletto, Robert) |
| January 27, 2010 | 821 | LETTER addressed to Google Book Search Settlement Administrator from Tony Peake dated 12/24/09 re: This is to confirm that as an author I wish to opt out of the Google settlement, which I have already done on line. In addition, I do not want my books to be digitized - and I request that any books of mine that have been digitized be removed from Google's database. (pl) |
| January 27, 2010 | 822 | NOTICE of FILING OF OBJECTION TO AMENDED SETTLEMENT. Document filed by Hachette UK Limited. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Micheletto, Robert) |
| January 27, 2010 | 823 | Objection of Amazon.com, Inc., to Proposed Amended Settlement. Document filed by Amazon.com, Inc.. (Wiles, Alexander) |
| January 27, 2010 | 824 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Cindy A. Cohn on behalf of Electronic Frontier Foundation et al. (Cohn, Cindy) |
| January 28, 2010 | 825 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Simon Juden dated 1/27/10 re: request thta the Court approve the Amended Settlement Agreement. Document filed by Publisher's Association.(dle) |
| January 27, 2010 | 826 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Jacqueline C. Hushion dated 1/27/10 re: request that the Court approve the amended Google Book Settlement as proposed. Document filed by The Canadian Publishers' Council.(dle) |
| January 28, 2010 | 827 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Magdalena Vinent dated 1/22/10 re: CEDRO requests the Court's permission to submit this letter as an amicus curiae brief opposing approval of the amended settlement agreement. Document filed by CEDRO.(dle) |
| January 28, 2010 | 828 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Antoine Gallimard dated 1/26/10 re: objection to the amended settlement agreement. Document filed by Antoine Gallimard.(dle) |
| January 28, 2010 | 829 | LETTER addressed to Judge Denny Chin from Francis Esmenard, President da |