December 18, 2009
Google convicted in French copyright case
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
A Paris court has convicted Google Inc. in a copyright infringement case over online publication of French books.
A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Internet search giant must pay �300,000 ($430,000) in damages and interest to French publisher La Martiniere.
Google was also ordered to pay �10,000 per day until it removes extracts of the French books from its online database.
Google's plans to scan millions of books to make them available online has drawn criticism from publishers and libraries in both the United States and Europe.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
