AFP being removed from Google News

March 21, 2005 · · 1 Comment

Google is in the process of removing French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) from its Google News service, after AFP sued alleging copyright infringement over the inclusion of AFP content in Google News, IDG reports.

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, said Steve Langdon, a Google spokesman.

“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.

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  1. Robert Andrews on March 21st, 2005 11:35 pm

    Google News drops AFP to duck lawsuit

    Google is avoiding the lawsuit brought against it by the AFP - by removing the newswire’s stories from its Google News service. Agence France Presse was upset at the news aggregator’s re-use of other news sites” AFP headlines, stories and…

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