AP Beats Meltwater: And What It Means For Google News | Forbes | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

As we know various Europeans have been trying it on with Google News. Arguing that their excerpts are breach of copyright for which Google must pay them hefty sums of money.... ... But there’s another case which could lead some to a different answer. This is the one where AP has sued Meltwater. Meltwater runs something very much akin to Google Alerts, or a clippings service if you prefer. AP claimed that the excerpts which it took from AP’s work were too large to qualify under fair use. And the judge agreed with AP...