Publishers, Audible Say Settlement Is Close in Captions Case - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer decided to make a trip to the Publishers Weekly site. With some digging in the posts, our inquisitive kitty boy found one about the Audible Captions copyright lawsuit.

According to Andrew Albanese's post, there may soon be a settlement in the copyright infringement lawsuit between major publishers and Audible Captions. The Captions feature produces short snippets of text to accompany Audible's audio books which publishers believe constitutes copyright infringement. In a statement presented in court to Judge Valerie Caproni Audible attorneys requested an extension of time for more negotiations. According to the statement, negotiations are ongoing and may be nearing a settlement. The statement requested an extension until January 13. The post includes several links to previous Publishers Weekly posts about the lawsuit.

Inquiring kitties want to know.

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks the settlement will include new contracts and larger payments to the publishers for audio books. But the question is: 'Will authors get more money too?'"

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea, a muffin and a piece of homemade fudge for today's reading selection.

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