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Macron: 'No escape' for Google from French copyright law

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:53:11 +0200

Google cannot escape French law obliging the US online giant to pay royalties to media outlets for displaying their articles, pictures and videos in search results, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday.

Fifty shades of fake: spin-offs irk French publisher

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:56:15 +0100

Copy us at your own risk. That is the message sent by the French publisher of "Fifty Shades of Grey" which is cracking the whip at spin-offs of the erotic romance.

French pirate fined over Rihanna songs

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:31:00 +0200

A French man Thursday became the first person to be convicted under a new law aimed at clamping down on film and music piracy when he was fined €150 ($193) for illegally downloading Rihanna songs.

Louboutin loses shoe case against YSL

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:45:00 +0200

French footwear king Christian Louboutin has lost a bid in a US court to block rival Yves Saint Laurent from selling shoes with red soles he says too closely resemble his own, his lawyer said Wednesday.