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AFP sues Musk's X over copyright

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="An illustration picture shows a user holding a mobile phone displaying the " logo="" in="" front="" of="" Elon="" page="" Los="" July="" EPA-EFE="" ETIENNE="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/07/31/20230731-x.jpg"/><figcaption>An illustration picture shows a user holding a mobile phone displaying the &#x27;X&#x27; logo in front of Elon Musk&#x27;s page in Los Angeles, California, USA, 27 July 2023. <em>EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>PARIS - AFP news agency launched a copyright case in France on Wednesday against social media giant Twitter, recently rebranded X, part of a global struggle to get tech firms to pay for news.</p><p>Media groups have long argued that their stories and images bring value to platforms like X, Facebook and Google, meaning they should get a slice of the profits.</p><p>Their cause was boosted by a 2019 EU law that allowed for payments for sharing content under a regime called &quot;neighboring rights&quot;, and Google and Facebook eventually agreed to pay some French media outlets.</p><p>But AFP has accused X, owned by billionaire tycoon Elon Musk, of a &quot;clear refusal&quot; to engage in discussions on neighboring rights.</p><p>AFP said in a statement it had lodged a case with a judge in Paris to force the platform to hand over data that would allow the French news agency to estimate a fair level of compensation.</p><p>&quot;As a leading advocate for the adoption of neighboring rights for the press, AFP remains unwavering in its commitment to the cause,&quot; the statement said.</p><p>&quot;The Agency 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.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/01/23/musk-removes-giant-flashing-x-sign-after-furor">Musk removes giant, flashing X sign after furor</a></li></ul><p>Although media groups in France have won some victories, big tech firms have pushed back hard in other regions.</p><p>Meta blocked users of Facebook and Instagram in Canada from seeing posts from news organizations this week over a law that mandates compensation for the content.</p><p>Google has threatened to take similar action.</p><p>Meta and Google also opposed similar proposals in Australia.</p><p>The two firms dominate online advertising and stand accused of draining cash away from traditional news organizations while using their content for free.</p><p>X, as a much smaller platform, has not faced the same level of scrutiny.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VJMj-NyDmxs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>