Google Begins Removing AFP From Google News 403
An anonymous reader writes "Google has began removing web-based content of Paris-Based news agency Agence France Presse (AFP), from the Google News service. This past weekend we reported that the Agence France Presse had sued Google for displaying their photo's, stories, and news headlines on Google News without permission. AFP is seeking damages of around $17.5 million and requested the courts that Google News is not to display any of its copyrighted material. It appears Google is complying with what the AFP is requesting. 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, said Steve Langdon, a Google spokesman."
make your mind up (Score:5, Funny)
Re:make your mind up (Score:2, Funny)
Please get it right..... (Score:2, Funny)
Serves Google Right! (Score:2, Funny)
In the words of Robin Williams... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Good move (Score:5, Funny)
Ungrateful slackers, the lot of you.
Google should apologise. (Score:4, Funny)
We are very very sorry for linking to you from our side of the interweb. Rest assured, Google.com will never link to your site again.
Have a nice day.
Just goes to show. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Good move (Score:5, Funny)
You forgot: "uphill both ways"
Re:Just goes to show. (Score:2, Funny)
(And also: who are you suggesting I'm racist against? Normans? Caucasians generally?)
Re:Good move (Score:5, Funny)
Pray tell, which school did you attend? Bok [k12.pa.us]?
Heh? Well back in my day... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:make your mind up (Score:2, Funny)
At least it's not Alt.Fan.Pratchett [google.com]
Re:Good move (Score:2, Funny)
I resemble that remark..
Warren G Harding Jr High on Tarrsdale ave.
Re:Sucks for AFP (Score:1, Funny)
{just a joke, mod fairly}
The lawsuit (Score:1, Funny)
Splitters!!! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Just goes to show. (Score:3, Funny)
in related news (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good move (Score:2, Funny)
oh no! (Score:2, Funny)
The horror...
So it went something like this? (Score:4, Funny)
AFP: Being on the front page of one the most popular websites in the world is bad for us. We estimate that it has caused us $17.5 million!
Person 1: How has it done that!?
AFP: All those hits on our website caused us to go over our bandwidth limit!