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Originally Posted by shalym
If you look at the response from the DOJ, they really don't care what effect it has on publishers or authors. This is about protecting the consumers from predatory practices by businesses.
Shari
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Indeed. However, the publishers and authors have their interests and they made their view clear in the many comments critical of the settlement. They would say that the settlement might benefit the consumer short term, but hurt the consumer long term. We'll see.