Juan Carlos Perez / Computerworld:
DOJ: Court should reject Google book search settlement  —  IDG News Service - The U.S. Department of Justice has come out against the proposed agreement to settle copyright lawsuits that authors and major publishers filed against Google over the search company’s book search program.

John Cook / TechFlash:
Cougar sighting at Microsoft?  —  Microsoft is already trying to fend off Snow Leopards.  Now, it has cougars to deal with too.  For the second day in a row, there’s been an unconfirmed cougar sighting on Microsoft’s Redmond campus near building 32.  —  A note to staffers gives some tips on […]

Erica Ogg / CNET News:
Google vs. Apple: Who’s telling the truth?  —  First it was Steve Jobs’ health.  Then it was the layoffs earlier this year.  Now the Google Voice rejection.  Apple’s credibility is being questioned yet again.  —  Anyone who deals with Apple on a regular basis knows it is a company that […]

Nick Saint / Silicon Alley Insider:
Apple Says It Again: We Did Not Reject Google Voice iPhone App  —  Apple (AAPL) disputes Google’s (GOOG) claim that Apple rejected the Google Voice iPhone app.  —  An Apple rep writes:  —  “We do not agree with all of the statements made by Google in their FCC letter.

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Closing In On Launch, Twitter Tweaks Its Retweet API And Shares A Picture  —  In the Twitter API Announcement Google Group today, developer Marcel Molina posted a couple interesting updates about the upcoming Retweet API.  —  First, the launch of the new API is “close at hand.”

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
E-Commerce Coming to Palm App Catalog Sept. 24  —  The “mid-autumn launch” of Palm’s App Catalog e-commerce beta program now has a firm “Go Live” date: Sept. 24.  —  According to a new company timeline (see image below; click to enlarge), webOS developers who’ve had their applications accepted …

Amy Schatz / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. as Traffic Cop in ‘Net Neutrality’ Fight  —  FCC Proposal on Bandwith a Boon for Consumers and Silicon Valley, Blow to Telecoms  —  The U.S. government plans to propose broad new rules Monday that would force Internet providers to treat all Web traffic equally, seeking …

Amy Schatz / Wall Street Journal:
FCC to Propose ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules  —  The head of the Federal Communications Commission will propose new rules to prevent Internet providers from selectively blocking or slowing Web traffic, a move that could set off a battle with phone and cable companies that don’t want the government telling them […]

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Google to Apple: You Lie  —  Well this is uncomfortable… Asked by the FCC in August if it had rejected Google’s Voice app from its iTunes App Store, Apple (AAPL) claimed it had not and that the app was still under review.  “Contrary to published reports, Apple has not rejected […]

Richard Whitt / Google Public Policy Blog:
Our complete letter to the FCC regarding Google Voice for iPhone  —  Back in July, the FCC sent letters to Apple, AT&T, and Google asking about the rejection of the Google Voice for iPhone app.  —  When we submitted our letter on August 21, we asked the FCC […]