I don’t usually link to registration-required sites, but this article is worth it (and the registration is not too intrusive). Charles Buck writes about the reaction to the Netflix class-action settlement, and makes this observation…

Netflix has settled a purported class action in California state court complaining about alleged false advertising over “unlimited” DVD rentals. One is reminded of Lionel Hutz:”Mr. Simpson, this is the most blatant case of false…

“The Federal Trade Commission is asking a California judge to reject a proposed class-action settlement between consumers and the Internet DVD rental service Netflix, saying the agreement ‘appears dangerously close to being a promotional gimmick.’…