Court rules against Google in copyright case

Last week, a Belgian court ordered Google to stop showing excerpts of articles from French- and German-language Belgian newspapers on Google News and Google's Web search site for Belgium. According to an article by Elinor Mills appearing on CNET News.com, this case may influence courts in other European countries. The ruling is not likely to affect Google's operations in the United States, where the copyright laws are more liberal. For further information, read the full article.