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Session 10 - Unraveling the Rejection - The Google Book Settlement
Recorded on March 30, 2011
On March 22, Judge Chin issued his long awaited opinion in the Google Book Search settlement proceedings, rejecting the Amended Settlement Agreement (ASA) proposed by the Authors Guild, AAP and Google.
In his 48-page opinion, Judge Chin discussed the various objections before the court, including concerns regarding copyright, international law, antitrust, privacy and the class action/procedural aspects of the case - ultimately concluding that the ASA is not "fair, adequate and reasonable" as required for court approval of a settlement.
Judge Chin did, however, leave the door open for the parties to renegotiate and resubmit the settlement, urging them to consider adopting an "opt-in" rather than "opt-out" model which would ameliorate many of the concerns raised in the objections.
We talk again with Lois Wasoff to help unravel the rejection of the ASA.Playtime 57:02
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Session 9 - Reactions to Google's Amended Settlement Agreement: Copyright Law Expert Lois Wasoff discusses the latest reaction and commentary
Recorded on February 12, 2010
On February 4th, another Statement of Interest was filed by the Department of Justice regarding Google's Amended Settlement Agreement (ASA). While acknowledging the potential public benefits of the ASA, the filing reiterates many of the same concerns raised in the DOJ's initial Statement of Interest. We talk again with Lois Wasoff to help sort out the latest reaction and commentary regarding the ASA.
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Session 8 - Google Book Settlement: Copyright Law Expert Lois Wasoff Reviews the Amended Settlement
Recorded on December 10, 2009
Session 7 - Google Book Settlement Amended: Copyright Law Expert Lois Wasoff Highlights the Changes
Recorded on November 18, 2009
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