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Article: Judge delays ruling on book; Salinger lawsuit challenges author; Publication in U.S. blocked for now.(News)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
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- June 18, 2009
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Byline: Larry Neumeister; The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- A Swedish author's new book is so similar to J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher In The Rye" that a federal judge said Wednesday she will carefully study copyright law before ruling whether it can be published in the United States.
U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts temporarily blocked publication of the book, "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye," until she rules whether the book transforms Salinger's original creation enough that it qualifies to be published as a "fair use" of a copyrighted work.
A ruling was anticipated in the next 10 days. The book was scheduled for U.S. ...