06-12-2012, 03:15 PM | #1 | ||
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DoJ Has Received 150 Comments on E-book Case
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Wonder who is writing. Also too, the public comment period ends on June 25, not June 12 as was first reported on this forum. There is still time to write! Quote:
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06-12-2012, 03:18 PM | #2 |
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So about 1 person in 2 million has commented on the case. Obviously a matter of great public interest .
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06-12-2012, 03:22 PM | #3 |
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150 letters is voluminous? Really? I admit I have no clue what kind of response these things have historically drawn, but still... it doesn't sound that... impressive? *shrugs*
Is that 150 unique letters? I mean, I hope they're not counting each and every "You guys are big fat meanies!!" as one comment. |
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150 seems low with all the people saying they were commenting through http://support4settlement.wordpress.com/ on various forums/blogs/sites. Maybe they aren't counting those comments?? That or the people saying they were going to comment didn't actually do it.
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06-12-2012, 03:40 PM | #5 |
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150 comments is pretty high for your normal case. I would need to check with my friends who teach Judicial Politics but it is rare to have too many comments on the case.
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06-12-2012, 06:23 PM | #8 |
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i don't think 150 is a low number. the fcc, tv and radio stations have taken actions based on mere handfuls of complaints so there is power in such things despite their relatively low numbers.
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06-12-2012, 06:27 PM | #9 |
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06-12-2012, 06:43 PM | #10 |
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06-12-2012, 10:57 PM | #11 |
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Yes.
This is not like sending a letter to your Senator, whose office is set up to handle large volumes of correspondence from the general public on a legislative issue. They're more formal documents, like B&N and the Author's Guild telling the DoJ how the settlement is going to affect their business or constituencies. |
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And if they're not set up to handle large volumes of correspondence, how exactly are the DoJ limiting them to comments from formal affected parties only? Are there special, super-secret-agent channels to navigate? Codewords? Handshakes? What? Seriously, I know I sound facetious, but I'm truly curious. If they're really not equipped to handle correspondence in volume... then what was the process for weeding out the chaff from the oh-so-obviously-more-than-150-letters that have surely been sent their way? |
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All the PW article is saying is that the DoJ got so many comments that they don't want to incur the costs of printing it on paper, which would run $100k. Quote:
I'm saying that compared to other antitrust settlements, this is a large volume of data. Unlike the email you send to your elected representative, it has to be distributed to many people as part of the process. Thus it makes sense they'd want to issue it electronically rather than on paper. It should be on their website soon, so if you're truly curious to see who has sent what, you'll be able to see for yourself. |
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06-13-2012, 09:45 AM | #15 |
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My guess is that most of the comments are from book industry insiders, who unlike the typical person, have "skin in the game" . Most of those comments are going to be "anti-settlement" or to be more precise, are going to want the settlement terms to go easier on the publishers. The comments I've looked at so far seem VERY concerned about limiting Amazon's power .
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