Belgian Court Rules Against Google in Newspaper Case [from GigaLaw.com]
Google Inc. lost a copyright lawsuit to Belgian newspapers that had demanded it
remove headlines and links to articles posted on its news site without their
permission. The ruling, if it stands on appeal, could set a precedent for how
Web search engines link to copyrighted material in the tumultuous arena of
online news, according to the Belgian copyright group that launched the case.
[from GigaLaw.com]
The link:
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/B/BELGIUM_GOOGLE_VS_NEWSPAPERS?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
"U.S.-based technology lawyer [and MCN 2006 speaker] Jonathan Band said the
ruling was neither final - as it can be appealed to higher courts in Belgium -
nor did it bear much weight since legal precedent is not as important in
Continental European law."
Amalyah Keshet
Head of Image Resources & Copyright Management
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem akeshet at imj.org.il
Chair, MCN IP SIG www.mcn.edu
Blog www.musematic.net
