French News suing Google News?

HiddenNook · 03-18-2005, 07:37 PM

First these guys are suing Google over some name thing, now it appears some French News site is suing Google...and I think they will will.

Quote:

The French news service is seeking damages of at least $17.5 million and an order barring Google News from displaying AFP photographs, news headlines or story leads, according to the suit filed on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

"Without AFP's authorization, defendant is continuously and willfully reproducing and publicly displaying AFP's photographs, headlines and story leads on its Google News web pages," AFP charged in its lawsuit.

AFP said it has informed Google that it is not authorized to use AFP's copyrighted material as it does and has asked Google to cease and desist from infringing its copyrighted work.

I think they might have a point...but you can read the rest here.

cvrk3 · 03-18-2005, 07:53 PM

A good argument! it cuts the basics of google! let us see what happens! google will be safe as long it indicates the name and copy right information!

dude66 · 03-18-2005, 11:41 PM

This aurgment will be good,I think that the french will win.

Eric · 03-19-2005, 09:22 AM

Um...nuke France!!1one!11
I know thats a pretty ignorant thing to say but I'm upset at France and French people in general at the moment but not specifically because of this incidence.

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03-18-2005, 07:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
cvrk3 Google Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India Posts: 2,399 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	A good argument! it cuts the basics of google! let us see what happens! google will be safe as long it indicates the name and copy right information!

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dude66 Elite Googler Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Thursday Posts: 1,844 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	This aurgment will be good,I think that the french will win.

03-19-2005, 09:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Eric Google Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 2,395 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Um...nuke France!!1one!11 I know thats a pretty ignorant thing to say but I'm upset at France and French people in general at the moment but not specifically because of this incidence.

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