In this issue: The ongoing saga of the Google book settlement has all the earmarks of a classic: On one hand is its lofty goal of preventing a repetition of…

Isabel Davies, Holly Strube, Jun 22, 2011 In the first article on this topic, we discussed the position following the first draft settlement agreement in the Google Books dispute, presenting…

Timothy Brennan, Jun 22, 2011 I earlier commented on economic issues in the proposed settlement. Here, I want to focus on economic aspects of the specific concerns Judge Chin raised,…

Randal Picker, Jun 22, 2011 After more than a year of silence, on March 22, 2011, Judge Denny Chin rejected the proposed settlement in the Google book search (“GBS”) case.…

Mark Giangrande, Jun 22, 2011 Much of the discussion surrounding the ASA considers the economic power that Google would have if it was approved and the impact on Google’s book…

Gina Durham, Debbie Rosenbaum, Jun 22, 2011 In March of this year, the District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected the proposed settlement of legal claims arising from…

Ian Forrester, Jun 22, 2011 There is no doubt that the grand idea of scanning millions of books and making them available to the world’s readers is spectacular. There is…

Malcolm Coate, Jun 22, 2011 A recent edition of the CPI Antitrust Chronicle provided a range of perspectives on the applicability of the Upward Pricing Pressure (“UPP”) model to merger…