Agence France-Presse pursues copyright case against X, formerly known as Twitter

PARIS –

France’s worldwide news company, Agence France-Presse, says it’s pursuing a copyright case in opposition to X, the social media platform previously referred to as Twitter, in an effort to safe potential fee for its news content material.

The news company stated it utilized Wednesday to a Paris courtroom to compel Elon Musk’s rebranded firm to offer information it says is required “for assessing the remuneration owed to AFP.”

The news company introduced the authorized motion in an announcement. It stated it’s in search of fee underneath European Union mental property guidelines that cowl “neighbouring rights,” which permit news retailers and publishers to hunt fee from digital platforms for the sharing of their work.

France was the primary EU nation to undertake the foundations into nationwide laws, in 2019.

“As a leading advocate for the adoption of neighbouring rights for the press, AFP remains unwavering in its commitment to the cause,” the news company stated.

It described the authorized motion in opposition to Twitter as “in line with this ongoing commitment.”

AFP stated it “will continue to employ the appropriate legal means with each relevant platform to ensure the fair distribution of the value generated by the sharing of news content.”

The company’s assertion claimed that it has confronted a “clear refusal” from X to debate the copyright protections that permit news businesses to hunt compensation from digital platforms.

In a tweet, Musk referred to as the case “bizarre.”

“They want us to pay (asterisk)them(asterisk) for traffic to their site where they make advertising revenue and we don’t!?” he requested.

News corporations pushed for the EU copyright reform amid worries that high quality journalism is declining as advert income will get siphoned off by the digital giants.