Internet19.02.2010
Judge expresses doubts over Google book deal
Judge Denny Chin raised questions toward the end of a five-hour hearing in federal court in Manhattan indicating he had doubts about the $125 million settlement of two lawsuits.
The judge questioned why the settlement gave Google publishing rights well into the future rather than merely rectifying harm that led authors and publishers to sue it five years ago.
He said settlements typically do not give companies a release from legal claims in the future. Lawyers for Google and authors and publishers who reached the deal defended it as fair.
The judge said he’ll rule later.
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