U.S. judge Florence Pan rules against publishers in decision blocking the merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster
The U.S. Department of Justice called the ruling "a victory for authors, readers, and the free exchange of ideas."
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The U.S. Department of Justice called the ruling "a victory for authors, readers, and the free exchange of ideas."
Dohle suggested on the stand that publishers resembled the "Silicon Valley of media" and compared their work to that of angel investors in business.
"When I started in this business, there were literally hundreds of imprints, and some of them were run by people with extremely idiosyncratic tastes, one might say."