There is no incentive for Google to take cases all the way through the court system just so they could set a precedent that helps the rest of us. The article s

There is no incentive for Google to take cases all the way through the court system just so they could set a precedent that helps the rest of us. The article says that the proposed settlement over book indexing is for $125M. I have no idea if it costs that kind of money to obtain justice. One thing made me very uncomfortable while reading the article: the fact that one needs deep pockets to fight it out in the courts. When the amount of money one has significantly affects the outcome of a legal fight, what is the meaning of law? Isn't it how Microsoft gets away with pretty much anything?