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Judge Chin Says He Will Cut the Google Book Settlement
Miracle Jones writes "In a move that has shocked the publishing world, Judge Denny Chin has filed a brief saying that he has decided to cut the Google Book Settlement in half, letting Google host the first half of every book the company has scanned, and letting other interested stakeholders fight for the rights to the rest. 'We think this is a hard decision, but a fair one,' said John Peter Franks for Google. 'We would like to be able to host and control whole books, but at least we get the front half.'"
Seems like wise Judge Chin is looking for one of the plaintiffs to give up ownership in order to save the books from being cut in half... How biblical, and entirely unlikely :)
Wherever You Go, There You Are
...beg for the King to spare the book and give it to the other party?
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Looks like the settlement has already been implemented by Sla
Ok, April Fools I know but at least get the legal details right. A judge would file an opinion. A brief is what an interested party files to convince the judge of something or ask him to do something.
This one wouldn't be nearly as funny if the legal system here weren't such an enormous train-wreck. It seems that even the most ridiculous of outcomes is possible in the US.
like the other guy said
*Woosh*
Someday we'll hit the human carrying capacity. And the band will just play on.
Your loss.
I tend to think that if the world were a little less uptight and could take a break once in a while to just laugh, we'd have a lot fewer wars, less terrorism, less crime, and a generally less miserable existence. IMHO, it's unfortunate that people don't take the opportunity to laugh at themselves more than once a year.
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