Google has struck a licensing agreement with The Associated Press that grants the search engine company permission to use the wire service’s material in a broader manner than it currently does.The news comes as Google is embroiled in litigation with another global wire service, Agence France Presse, which is suing Google for including its material in the Google News search and aggregation website.That case centers on the inclusion of Agence France Presse text snippets, photo thumbnails and headlines linked to articles in external websites. Google News aggregates links to online articles and accompanying photos from about 4,500 news outlets.Agence France Presse maintains that the practice amounts to copyright violation because Google hasn’t licensed the material it is using. Google counters that it is protected by the fair-use principle, which allows for limited use of copyright material. Google also argues that copyright law doesn’t protect headlines, text snippets and thumbnail images. The licensing agreement with The Associated Press is intended to let Google use original content for future features and products, and it doesn’t affect the current use of AP material in Google News, a Google spokeswoman said via e-mail on Thursday.“We are very excited about the innovative new products we will build with full access to this [Associated Press] content,” she wrote. “Google News is fully consistent with fair use and always has been.” By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service (Miami Bureau)Related Links: Google, XM Satellite Radio Team Up in Ad Pact The Enterprise Gets GoogledCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe