A French court has decree that Google is guilty of mistreat the authorisation of Google Maps , and so has ordered it to make up a mulct and damages to a Gallic mapping company .
Apparently Bottin Cartographes argued that Google was planning to offer Maps for free only until all the competitors had been driven out of business — then , it argued , Google would start up charging , cover AFP . The resultant ? The Margaret Court range Google to bear $ 660,000 in damages .
clearly , Google is await to appeal . Surely that stands a good chance , seeing as the statement used by Bottin is nothing like Google ’s common policy of render away avail for free , in substitution for , well , all your personal information . [ AFP ]
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