US District Court Judge Denise Cote of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York presiding over the Apple e-books pricing settlement case has granted amici curiae, or friends of the court, status to two opposing parties. Writer's advocacy organization The Authors Guild, and licensing expert Bob Kohn have been given permission to file an amicus brief with the court, decrying the proposed settlement, and pointing out what they see as flaws in the Department of Justice's arguments.
