RE: Agence France-Presse Sues Google Inc.

From: Minodier <aminodier[_at_]gaod.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:50:59 -0400

Frenchies striking again ? The suit from AFP is not linked to the Irak invasion, it is more linked to the difference between continental europ copyrights tradition between the US and Europe, a fight against "free" use of AFP contents by Google through websites legitimately buying AFP contents to attract visitors and also willing to reach a high ranking in google search results!! Internet is so powerfull and easy to use that almost all kinds of traditional copyright protection schemes seem to explode.
However:
AFP is right in searching copyright protection AFP should know better and ask all his clients willing to distribute AFP news on their websites to fulfill the obligation to protect AFP news pages by a "No bot" tag to prevent google (and all others) to index the news, Verify (easy!!) that such no bot tag is present, If Google still display the news, then AFP can sue its client first (!?) for breach of contract; Google can be sued by AFP's client (trespassing) separately and in conjunction with AFP himself.

We can expect to see more on this from european companies against google, MSN, yahoo in the near future Alain
By the way we are looking for a patent/IP lawyer in California willing to discuss a potential case against 2 search engines on a success fee basis. The case will be e beautifull example of trademark trespassing, non competitive practice, will open high controversy and will attract immediate medias attention.
You can get in touch off list at aminodier[_at_]gaod.com Alain

-----Message d'origine-----
De : amalyah keshet [mailto:akeshet[_at_]netvision.net.il] Envoye : samedi 9 avril 2005 01:21
A : CNI-COPYRIGHT -- Copyright & Intellectual Property Objet : [CNI-(C)] Agence France-Presse Sues Google Inc.

Thought this might be of interest to the list:

>>French news agency AFP files copyright suit against Google
>>
>>NEW YORK -- In a case that could set limits on Internet
search engines,
>>the French news agency Agence France-Presse is suing
Google Inc. for
>>pulling together photos and story excerpts from thousands
of news
>>websites.
>>AFP said the "Google News" service infringes on its
copyrights by
>>reproducing information from the Web sites of subscribers
of the
>>Paris-based news wholesaler.
>>The issues raised by the case have profound implications
for the
>>Internet, where anyone can be a publisher and Web
journals, or blogs,
>>are becoming frequent destinations for seekers of news.
>>The outcome of the lawsuit, which was filed Thursday in
U.S. District
>>Court in Washington, D.C., is likely to hinge on whether
Google can
>>persuade the courts that Google News constitutes
permissible "fair use"
>>of copyright material.

Associated Press March 23, 2005

See also: AFP shoots itself in the foot, not Google
http://www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_ 10001059.shtml

Amalyah Keshet

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