Simon & Schuster controversies
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2020
Audible and publishers resolve Captions lawsuit
Settlement
Audible and a group of publishers resolved their dispute over Audible Captions, a feature that the publishers had alleged converted and distributed audiobook text without authorization. Attorneys for the parties said they expected to submit settlement documents by 21 January. The source provides no further details about the terms of the settlement.
Audible and the publishers resolved their dispute over Audible Captions, which publishers had alleged converted and distributed audiobook text without authorization. Their attorneys said they expected to submit settlement documents by 21 January; the source provides no further settlement details.
Source excerpt
In a letter filed this week in federal court in New York, Audible’s attorneys, writing on behalf of both sides, announced that the parties had resolved their disputes and expected to submit the settlement documents by 21 January.
“Audible Captions takes publishers’ proprietary audiobooks, converts the narration into unauthorised text, and distributes the entire text of these ‘new’ digital books to Audible’s customers,” said the lawsuit.
Seven publishers, including the “Big Five” – Penguin Random House, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins and Macmillan – sued Audible in August