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May 8, 2006 :: Volume 2, Issue 4
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Agence France Presse Sues Google Over News Site

Posted by TimSlavin at March 20, 2005

"Agence France Presse has sued Google, alleging the Web search leader includes AFP's photos, news headlines and stories on its news site without permission.

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 Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia."

From CNET. While AFP charges subscribers for their content, it seems odd to sue Google News which in theory feeds potential subscribers to AFP by highlighting their stories and images. Google probably should charge a fee for every clickthrough to the AFP site…
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http://news.com.com/Agence+France+Presse+sues+Google+over+news+site/2100-1030_3-5626341.html

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