It’s a slow news day here in litigation land, so we thought we’d catch up on the Google Book Search settlement story, which we’ve closely followed for the Litigation Daily and The American Lawyer magazine.
When last we checked in, the Department of Justice had suggested changes to address its concerns that the settlement, as constructed, violated antitrust, copyright and class action laws. A few weeks ago, the parties filed a new proposed settlement in Manhattan federal district court. The revised deal calls for the appointment of an independent trustee who will be solely responsible for decisions regarding orphan works, the millions of books whose rights holders are unknown or cannot be found.
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