Zoom News : Aug 03, 2023, 06:17 PM
Twitter And 'X': Elon Musk, who became the world's richest person, is often in the news due to his new experiments. But this time a similar new experiment has increased their trouble. Actually, Elon Musk had changed the name of Twitter to X (x) just a few days ago. Now the French international news agency 'AFP' has sued Elon Musk for copyright. AFP says it has filed a copyright lawsuit against social media platform X in an attempt to secure potential payment for its news content. 'X' was earlier known as Twitter.The news agency said it petitioned a Paris court on Wednesday to compel Elon Musk's company to provide data it "needed to assess outstanding payments to Agence France-Presse (AFP)". The news agency 'AFP' announced the legal action in a statement. The agency said it is seeking payment under European Union (EU) intellectual property rules. The rules cover 'neighboring rights', which allow news organizations and publishers to charge digital platforms that share their content. France was the first country in the EU to incorporate these rules into national law in 2019.AFP called action against Twitter a commitment"As a vocal advocate for the adoption of 'neighboring rights' for the press, AFP is steadfast in its commitment to this issue," the news agency said. Said to be 'conformable'. AFP said it would "continue to use appropriate legal means with each relevant platform to ensure fair distribution of revenue generated from sharing news content." The agency's statement claimed that copyright protection 'X' has "flatly refused" to discuss.According to the statement, which allows news agencies to seek compensation from digital platforms. Musk described the case as "strange" in a tweet. "They want us to pay them for traffic to their site, while they earn advertising revenue, we don't get that," he said. With advertising revenue going to digital companies, the quality of journalism is coming down. News companies are lobbying for EU copyright reform amid concerns about the decline.