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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The judge said he’ll rule later.<\/p>\n
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