As time ticks down, publishers and Authors Guild slam e-book settlement

The Authors Guild, publishers Penguin and Macmillan, and Apple filed their opposition to the Department of Justice’s proposed e-book pricing settlement with Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster.

Like Apple, Penguin and Macmillan are fighting the DOJ in court (the trial is set for June 2013) and are not part of the proposed settlement. They had asked and received permission from Judge Denise Cote to file their opposition to the settlement. The Authors Guild is seeking to act as an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” in the proposed settlement and filed an amicus brief.