COPYCENSE

"Freelance writers have reached a settlement worth as much as $18 million with The New York Times Co. and other defendants in a copyright infringement case involving work posted online or in databases, the writers’ representatives said on Tuesday.

"A motion for approval of the settlement was filed last week in federal court in New York, said Gerard Colby, president of the National Writers Union, one of several writers’ groups that brought the class-action lawsuit."

Reuters. Freelance Writers Win Online Settlement. MSNBC News. March 30, 2005.

See also:
Rachel Metz. Freelancers Hit the Jackpot. Wired News. March 29, 2005.

National Writers Union. $18 Million Settlement to Freelance Writers Filed for Court Approval. (Press Release.) March 29, 2005.

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