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Belgian Newspapers Sue Google For $77 Million

September 26th, 2011    Posted in Uncategorized
 

If only these newspapers knew about Google Guard, they would not have had to spend so much money on lawyers!

Belgian French-language newspapers said Tuesday they want search engine Google to pay up to euro49 million ($77 million) in damages for publishing and storing their content without permission.

The newspaper copyright group Copiepresse said it had summoned Google to appear again before a Brussels court in September that will decide on their claim that they suffered damages of between euro32.8 million ($51.7 million) and euro49.2 million ($77.5 million).

The group called on Google to pay a provisional amount of euro4 million ($6.3 million).

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Murdoch to limit Google access to News Corporation papers

September 26th, 2011    Posted in Uncategorized
 

Search advertising had produced a “river of gold” for Google, Murdoch said, “but those words are being taken mostly from the newspapers. And I think they ought to stop it, the newspapers ought to stand up and make them do their own reporting or whatever.”  Read Full Story

Of course, Mr. Murdoch could solve his google problems if he just got Google Guard!
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