The Wall Street Journal’s “Digits” blog reports on Google filing a brief in defense of the planned Google Books settlement, in advance of the February 18th hearing to discuss the issue further.

Google reiterates arguments Google has already made in favor of the settlement, and responds to Justice Department objections by citing legal precedents in its favor.

The eventual fate of Google’s settlement is still up in the air, though the upcoming hearing should provide some hints as to its possible future. Given that most of the objectors were not swayed by Google’s revision—even the Justice Department, whose objections the revision was most intended to address—Google and the Authors Guild could be in for an uphill battle.

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