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AUTHORS GUILD v. GOOGLE INC.

No. 05 Civ. 8136(DC).

770 F.Supp.2d 666 (2011)

THE AUTHORS GUILD et al., Plaintiffs, v. GOOGLE INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

March 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boni & Zack LLC, by Michael J. Boni, Esq, Joanne Zack, Esq., Bala Cynwyd, PA, for Author Plaintiffs.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, by Bruce P. Keller, Esq., Jeffrey P. Cunard, Richard S. Lee, Esq., New York, NY, for Publisher Plaintiffs.

Durie Tangri LLP, by Daralyn J. Durie, Esq., Joseph C. Gratz, Esq., San Francisco, CA, for Defendant Google Inc.

A. Marisa Chun, Deputy Associate Attorney General, William F. Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Owen Kendler, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, by John D. Clopper, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY, for United States of America.

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.

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