Social network X sued by French press for copyright infringement

DNVN - Several major newspapers in France, including Le Figaro, Les Echos, Le Parisien, Le Monde and many other news agencies, have filed a lawsuit against social networking platform X (formerly Twitter) for allegedly violating copyright by using their content without paying.

According to a joint statement from the press agencies on November 12, X violated neighboring rights (also known as related rights), a provision of European law adopted by France that requires social media platforms to pay for the use of news content. The newspapers asked the court to order X to stop this behavior and to require the company to provide information about the profits it makes from the use of their content.

Previously, on May 24, a court in Paris ruled that X should provide commercial data related to the use of newspaper content. However, X has not yet complied with this decision and is said to be avoiding legal responsibility.

Currently, X has not given any response on this matter.

Thanh Mai (t/h)

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