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Intellectual Property Litigation: 'Google' Settlement Rejected; Fair Use and Appropriation Art
May 12, 2011
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Litigation partner Lew Clayton's Intellectual Property Litigation column appeared in the May 11 issue of the New York Law Journal. The article discusses the rejection by a New York federal court of a proposed class action settlement that would have created an unprecedented mechanism allowing Google to provide digital access to tens of millions of copyrighted books and other writings. The column also discusses recent patent, copyright and trademark cases, including a copyright ruling rejecting a fair use defense asserted in a case involving appropriation art. Litigation associate Julia A. Derish assisted in the preparation of this column.