Bad week for Google in France, a nation which seems to have a built-in and growing antagonism toward Google. In addition to losing a trademark suit there, Google has been handed another lawsuit, this one served by news organization Agence France Presse, complaining that Google News infringes copyright when it links to stories and photos. In most cases this sort of action would seem short-sighted; in this case, the French press agency sells subscriptions to its content, and does not want it splashed onto a public Web site. Of course, we're talking about headlines and photos, not full stories. Still, copyright is copyright, and Agence France Presses claims that Google has ignored its requests to remove the infringing material.
