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A coalition of major French newspapers announced legal action against social media company X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, alleging that the platform has been using their journalistic content without proper compensation.
The lawsuit, filed by several prominent French outlets, including Le Figaro, Le Monde and Le Parisien, accuses X of exploiting news articles and headlines without adhering to French copyright laws that require platforms to pay for such content. If successful, the French publishers could claim damages on arrears dating back to five years.
The dispute centers around a French law enacted in 2019 which implements the European Union’s “neighbouring rights” directive. This legislation mandates that online platforms compensate news publishers when sharing or displaying their content. The newspapers claim that X has consistently bypassed these requirements, leveraging their reporting to drive user engagement without offering fair remuneration. The plaintiffs also argue that X’s practices undermine their financial stability when the traditional media industry is already facing economic pressures.
The lawsuit marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between tech companies and news organizations over the use of copyrighted content. Other major platforms, such as Microsoft, Google and Meta, have previously faced similar legal battles in France and have since negotiated licensing agreements with publishers.
The owner of X, Elon Musk, has been vocal about his plans to reshape the platform and has previously criticized regulations he views as overly restrictive for online businesses.
X has not yet issued an official response to the lawsuit.
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The lawsuit, filed by several prominent French outlets, including Le Figaro, Le Monde and Le Parisien, accuses X of exploiting news articles and headlines without adhering to French copyright laws that require platforms to pay for such content. If successful, the French publishers could claim damages on arrears dating back to five years.
The dispute centers around a French law enacted in 2019 which implements the European Union’s “neighbouring rights” directive. This legislation mandates that online platforms compensate news publishers when sharing or displaying their content. The newspapers claim that X has consistently bypassed these requirements, leveraging their reporting to drive user engagement without offering fair remuneration. The plaintiffs also argue that X’s practices undermine their financial stability when the traditional media industry is already facing economic pressures.
The lawsuit marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between tech companies and news organizations over the use of copyrighted content. Other major platforms, such as Microsoft, Google and Meta, have previously faced similar legal battles in France and have since negotiated licensing agreements with publishers.
The owner of X, Elon Musk, has been vocal about his plans to reshape the platform and has previously criticized regulations he views as overly restrictive for online businesses.
X has not yet issued an official response to the lawsuit.
The post French media outlets sue X over unpaid content usage appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.