The report comes a day after Bloomberg News reported that Google was in talks with the Justice Department to change the terms of the settlement. And, indeed, the WSJ says that those talks continue in spite of the expected Justice Department filing.

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Google CEO Eric Schmidt, meanwhile, tells Danny Sullivan that Google is open to changing the terms of the agreement. “We have (to) come up with a solution that is acceptable to the parties, by definition, because that’s what’s in front of the judge, and other people don’t like it,” he says—although he also complains that opponents are not making suggestions.

Google has already made several changes to the settlement. For instance, last week the company said it would let any book retailer resell access to the limited number of out-of-print books that the settlement covers. And the company has also said that books from European publishers will only be displayed in the U.S. if those publishers grant the company permission.

A U.S. District Court needs to approve the settlement; a hearing is scheduled Oct. 7. We’ve reached out to Google for comment on the latest development and will update if we hear back.