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Google Ends Dispute with AP
- By ITNation India
- Published August 5, 2006
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Google has reportedly signed an agreement with the Associated Press (AP) to license its news stories and photographs, thus ending a long-standing dispute over the use of AP content on Google.
Confirming the same, Google said that the company is paying AP for its content, and that this content will be used as the foundation for a new product that will complement Google News.
According to AP, which has argued that Google News unjustly uses it words and photographs, the deal will help avoid further dispute between Google and itself.
Last year, another newswire, Agence France Presse (AFP), had taken a more litigious approach to the matter, suing Google and demanding $17.5 million in damages. AFP had alleged that Google did not obtain permission to link or display its content.