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Belgian Newspapers Sue Google For $77 Million
September 26th, 2011 Posted in UncategorizedIf 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 UncategorizedSearch 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