Google, AFP Settle Suit and Sign Licensing Deal
Agence France-Presse, a global news agency based in Paris, has settled its lawsuit against Google Inc. and will allow the Internet search leader to post news and photos from AFP journalists.
The deal, announced Friday, settles the copyright infringement lawsuit that AFP filed in March 2005 accusing Google of posting news summaries, headlines and photos without permission.
Financial details of the settlement were not disclosed.
The deal will allow Google to use headlines and photos on Google News and other services that drive online traffic to sites displaying AFP news. The companies did not disclose where else AFP's news would be used by Google.
Google settled a separate dispute with The Associated Press last August. At that time the two companies disclosed a new business relationship under which Google will pay AP for news and photos, but financial details of that arrangement weren't disclosed.
"With the other major Internet players like AOL, Yahoo or MSN, we have been licensing our content to them for years and years," he said.
Scherer said Google would make use of AFP news in novel ways, but he declined to provide details.
By Seth Sutel
April 6, 2007 11:05AM
Hey Everyone, i thought this was interesting! In a new deal announced on Friday, Agence France-Presse will allow Google to use headlines and photos on Google News and other services that drive online traffic to sites displaying AFP news. Eric Scherer, AFP's director for strategic planning and partnerships, said the wire service is pleased with the Google deal because "the work of our journalists and photographers will be recognized in a normal way," he said. Google said in a statement that the deal will "enable the use of AFP's newswire content in innovative, new ways that will dramatically improve the way users experience newswire content on the Internet."
The deal, announced Friday, settles the copyright infringement lawsuit that AFP filed in March 2005 accusing Google of posting news summaries, headlines and photos without permission.
Financial details of the settlement were not disclosed.
The deal will allow Google to use headlines and photos on Google News and other services that drive online traffic to sites displaying AFP news. The companies did not disclose where else AFP's news would be used by Google.
Google settled a separate dispute with The Associated Press last August. At that time the two companies disclosed a new business relationship under which Google will pay AP for news and photos, but financial details of that arrangement weren't disclosed.
"With the other major Internet players like AOL, Yahoo or MSN, we have been licensing our content to them for years and years," he said.
Scherer said Google would make use of AFP news in novel ways, but he declined to provide details.
By Seth Sutel
April 6, 2007 11:05AM
Hey Everyone, i thought this was interesting! In a new deal announced on Friday, Agence France-Presse will allow Google to use headlines and photos on Google News and other services that drive online traffic to sites displaying AFP news. Eric Scherer, AFP's director for strategic planning and partnerships, said the wire service is pleased with the Google deal because "the work of our journalists and photographers will be recognized in a normal way," he said. Google said in a statement that the deal will "enable the use of AFP's newswire content in innovative, new ways that will dramatically improve the way users experience newswire content on the Internet."
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