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Google in Talks with Justice Dept. on Book Settlement Terms

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 17, 2009 - 10:13am.
Washington - Google (NASD: GOOG) is in talks with the U.S. Justice Department and the plaintiffs in the settlement governing its plans to create a digital book index, on potential changes to the settlement that could ease the Justice Department's concerns about the deal, Bloomberg reported, citing two anonymous sources. The judge overseeing the settlement yesterday gave Google until Oct. 2 to respond to the 400-odd briefs submitted in opposition to the settlement deal.
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