NTY: Belgium papers could sue EU for linking to stories
January 21st, 2008Posted by Oliver Luft in Editors' pick, Newspapers
A victory in a European court last year against Google has encouraged newspapers in Belgium to take action against the European Commission over links on two agency sites.
According to the Times, a Brussels court has been asked by a group of French- and German-language newspapers to examine its claim.
Tags: Belgium, Brussels, Brussels court, Copyright, encouraged newspapers, Europe, European Commission, European court, European Union, google, The Times
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