Google News drops AFP from its service

By Sogole Honarvar. Posted: 2005-03-22

From PCWorld.com: Google is dropping Agence France Presse from its news aggregation service, Google News, after AFP filed a lawsuit against Google for alleged copyright infringement last week. Google spokesman Steve Langdon said, "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." While there is not yet a timetable for when all AFP articles will be removed from the Google News system, Google claims to be 'actively working' on the matter. AFP is seeking $17.5 million worth of damages from Google in addition to the removal of its content from the Google News site.