Firms Settle Suit Filed by Freelance Writers
From Associated Press
A group of companies that operate electronic databases have agreed to pay freelance writers as much as $18 million to settle copyright infringement claims brought under a class-action lawsuit.
The settlement covers claims brought against the companies by the National Writers Union, the Authors Guild and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Defendants included Tribune Co.’s Newsday, ProQuest Co., Reed Elsevier’s LexisNexis database, the New York Times and Dow Jones & Co.
