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| Google Removing Agence France Presse From Google News |
| 2005-03-22 |
| Google is in the process of removing French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) from its Google News service, which aggregates links to online articles and accompanying photos from about 4500 news outlets. Google's decision is a direct reaction to a lawsuit AFP filed against the search engine provider alleging copyright infringement over the inclusion of AFP content in Google News, said Steve Langdon, a Google spokesman, on Monday. Google doesn't have a timetable for when all AFP links and content will be removed from Google News, but the company is actively working on the matter, Langdon said. "We allow publishers to opt out of Google News. Most, however, want to be included in Google News because they believe it's a benefit to them and their readers," Langdon added, reading from a prepared statement. AFP sued Mountain View, California-based Google in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday of last week. The news agency is seeking to recover damages of at least $17.5 million from Google. AFP also asks the court to forbid Google from including its content in Google News. An AFP spokesman in the agency's North America headquarters in Washington, D.C., declined to comment on the lawsuit. A copy of the complaint is available online. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Barbara, you missed one "anti" in ZZ Top's post. I had a look at that Nazi Vanguard site and they do qualify as antisemitic, racist filth. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-03-22 10:52:25 PM |
| #9 BS - ZZ was me, lost cookie, but note I said anti-antisemitic!! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-03-22 10:51:36 PM |
| #8 ZZ top - LGF has been turned down twice, but hardly for being "anti-semitic." If Google's adding neo-Nazi sites is any indication, it because LGF isn't anti-semitic. In fact, I believe Charles could be called a Friend of Israel. Google could be called idiots. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-22 10:38:41 PM |
| #7 Little Greek Footballs is a welcoming community unlike RB. |
| Posted by: abu Charles de Gaurre 2005-03-22 2:41:56 PM |
| #6 IIRC LGF was turned down already - too anti-antisemitic |
| Posted by: ZZ Top 2005-03-22 11:37:28 AM |
| #5 Let's petition for Rantburg and LFG to replace AFP. Of course, our sites would be more informative and less prejudicial than anything Phrogish, so Google probably won't be interested. Anybody know of a second neo-Nazi site to recommend to Google News? I'm sure they're interested in replacing content like-for-like. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-03-22 11:17:12 AM |
| #4 I frequently post AFP news for the simple reason they cover areas the anglo news agencies dont. However, I normally get it from Yemeni, Turkish, etc, sources, i.e not Google. Just a heads up. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-03-22 8:10:21 AM |
| #3 Let's petition for Rantburg to replace AFP. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-03-22 12:32:51 AM |
| #2 "We demand to be ignored, irrelevant, and consigned to the dustbin of history! Including our content is tantamount to inviting people to read our stories, view our photos, and think of us as a valid news source. Nothing could be further from the truth!" |
| Posted by: .AFP 2005-03-22 12:16:09 AM |
| #1 However, they added a neo-Nazi "news" service, so the Israel-bashing should remain constant. |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-03-22 12:09:41 AM |