Parties in Publishers' Case vs. Internet Archive Are Granted 8th Filing Extension

The parties in four book publishers’ case against Internet Archive apparently are finding it tough drafting a joint proposal for the appropriate procedure to determine the judgment to be entered in their case. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl for Southern New York in Manhattan granted summary judgment March 24 in the publishers’ favor, saying IA “pushed fair use to illogical markers” when, without the publishers’ permission, it scanned print copies of physical books and lent the digital copies to users of IA’s website (see 2303270006). Koetl’s March 24 order gave the parties two weeks to April 7 to submit their joint proposal. His latest order Thursday (docket 1:20-cv-04160) extending the deadline to July 14 was the eighth extension he has granted. The parties’ motion for the July 14 deadline extension said the sides “have continued to engage in constructive conversations directed towards our shared goal of submitting a joint procedure” to the court. The parties “are currently engaged in drafting a consent judgment subject to a right of appeal,” plus other documents “reflecting the parties' anticipated agreements,” said their motion. The parties expect to submit their joint proposal to the court “in the next several weeks,” it said.