By Thomas Crampton
February 14, 2007
Yesterday, courts in Brussels ruled that Google violated copyright laws by publishing articles from a Belgian newspaper without permission. Copyright law is very strict in Europe, therefore, Google will be closely watched over so this will not happen again.
Google was ordered to pay $32,600 for each day it had copyrighted material shown on it's search engine site.
However, Google and some newspapers have a very close relationship. The articles and pictures from the newspapers are good for Google and also for the newspapers because it attracts readers to that particular newspaper.
Google also tried to make a deal with the Belgian paper who took them to court, but the paper didn't think the offer was good enough. Also, Google believes what they did was legal under copyright law.
Yesterday, courts in Brussels ruled that Google violated copyright laws by publishing articles from a Belgian newspaper without permission. Copyright law is very strict in Europe, therefore, Google will be closely watched over so this will not happen again.
Google was ordered to pay $32,600 for each day it had copyrighted material shown on it's search engine site.
However, Google and some newspapers have a very close relationship. The articles and pictures from the newspapers are good for Google and also for the newspapers because it attracts readers to that particular newspaper.
Google also tried to make a deal with the Belgian paper who took them to court, but the paper didn't think the offer was good enough. Also, Google believes what they did was legal under copyright law.
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