Legal Opinion
Authors Guild v. Google Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 22, 2011No. 05 Civ. 8136(DC)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHIN, Circuit Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for final approval of the proposed settlement of this class action on the terms set forth in the Amended Settlement Agreement (the “ASA”). The question presented is whether the ASA is fair, adequate, and reasonable. I conclude that it is not.
While the digitization of books and the creation of a universal digital library would benefit many, the ASA would simply go too far. It would permit this class action — which was brought against defendant Google Inc. (“Google”) to…
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