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March 21, 2005
Google starts to remove AFP news
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Internet Search Giant Google Inc., has started to remove Paris-Based news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) from its Google News service. The move follows a lawsuit AFP filed against the search engine provider in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday of last week, alleging copyright infringement over the inclusion of AFP content in Google News. The news agency is seeking to recover damages of at least US$17.5 million from Google. AFP also asks the court to prohibit Google from including its content in Google News.
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, 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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