Google loses appeal with Belgian Newspaper Group

The Court of First Instance ruled against Google in a court battle over including stories from Copiepresse in Google News and the general Google search engine.  The court ruled, essentially, that Google needs to get permission to include stories rather than have the sites opt out of coverage.  Google issued a statement that noted disappointment in the ruling and said that there would be a further appeal.

Out-Law.com has an interesting analysis of the ruling.