Denny Chin

"Today, in an expected procedural move, Judge Denny Chin granted preliminary approval to the revised Settlement of Google's copyright infringement lawsuit," the group said.

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"I write to advise the court that [the Guild] expect to file their motion seeking preliminary approval of the amended settlement by no later than Friday, November 13, 2009," attorney Michael Boni wrote to Judge Denny Chin.

Read more: Revised Google Books Settlement Gets Extension Til Friday | In this article: Google Books, Google, The Author's Guild, Department of Justice, and New York

He added, "I know that doesn't help you," after his victims recommended to the judge that he receive a life sentence. Chin had not received any mitigating letters from friends or family testifying to Madoff's good deeds. "The absence of such support is telling,"

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Mr. Obama said in a news release: "Judges Chin and Thompson have displayed exceptional dedication to public service throughout their careers.

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"Judges Chin and Thompson have displayed exceptional dedication to public service throughout their careers," President Obama said. "They have served on the bench with distinction in New York and Rhode Island, and I am honored to nominate them today to serve the American people on the United States Court of Appeals. I am confident that they will be judicious and esteemed additions to the First and Second Circuits."

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At least that is what judge Chin suggests when he writes that the settlement does not copyright holders of "pictorial materials and binds them in no way. "

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"Believe it or not we have one small scanner and we were scanning for four days," Judge Chin said. "In this case, of all cases, there ought to be an electronic way of handling this,"

Read more: Google's Plan to Scan Books Proves Scanning Burden for Court, Too | In this article: Google, Docket, E mail, Authors Guild, Association of American Publishers, Manhattan, and The New York Times

U.S. District Judge Denny Chin said the deal reached last year between U.S. authors and publishers and Google "raises significant issues, as demonstrated not only by the number of objections, but also by the fact that the objectors include countries, states, nonprofit organizations, and prominent authors and law professors." He added: "Clearly, fair concerns have been raised."

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"Incomprehensible," U.S. District Judge Denny Chin said in a brief order released Thursday in Manhattan federal court. "He seems to be complaining that he placed a series of calls to the bank in New York and received inconsistent information from a 'Spanish womn,'" the judge wrote. "He apparently alleges that checks have been rejected because of incomplete routing numbers."

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"Incomprehensible," US District Judge Denny Chin said in a brief order released in Manhattan federal court. "He seems to be complaining that he placed a series of calls to the bank in New York and received inconsistent information from a 'Spanish woman,'" the judge wrote. "He apparently alleges that checks have been rejected because of incomplete routing numbers."

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