French newspapers take legal action against Elon Musk’s X over content use

Le Monde, Le Figaro and others impeach X of not paying for contented distribution and activity ineligible redress.

Several awesome French newspapers person decided to return ineligible action against societal media elephantine X, accusing nan level of utilizing their contented without paying.

The associated action connected Tuesday includes Le Monde, Le Figaro, Les Echos, Le Parisien, Telerama, Courrier International, Huffington Post, Malesherbes Publications and Le Nouvel Obs.

The media outlets said they were owed costs nether their ancillary rights, which nether a European directive adopted into French rule are owed erstwhile societal media platforms republish news content.

They said X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, has ne'er agreed to unfastened negotiations pinch French news publishers dissimilar Alphabet Inc’s Google and Meta Platforms Inc.

They besides said X, which is owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has not complied pinch an bid issued by nan Paris Court of Justice successful May to merchandise accusation required to cipher nan magnitude owed.

“The gross from these rights, pinch nan finance that it would alteration its beneficiaries to make, is simply a boost to nan plurality, independency and value of nan media, which are basal for state of look and nan correct to accusation successful our antiauthoritarian society,” nan newspapers said successful a statement.

A spokesperson for nan Paris tribunal confirmed nan lawsuit and said a proceeding was scheduled for May 15.

In a akin case, the AFP news agency said successful August that it was taking ineligible action against X earlier nan Judicial Court of Paris.

AFP expressed interest “over nan clear refusal from Twitter (recently rebranded arsenic ‘X’) to participate into discussions regarding nan implementation of neighbouring authorities for nan press”, a connection published by nan French news agency said.

These authorities were established to alteration news agencies and publishers to beryllium remunerated by integer platforms that clasp astir of nan monetary worth generated by nan distribution of news content, it added.

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Al Jazeera and news agencies