Private company

Copiepresse

Company based in Brussels1

Copiepresse is a Belgian, French-language newspaper copyright management company. Copiepresse successfully sued Google in Belgian court, claiming that Google violated copyright law in posting links to and abstracts of articles in Belgian newspapers without permission. On May 5, 2011, Google also lost the appeal and subsequently removed several Belgian newspapers represented by Copiepresse from its search index.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersBrussels1

Copiepresse is a Belgian, French-language newspaper copyright management company. Copiepresse successfully sued Google in Belgian court, claiming that Google violated copyright law in posting links to and abstracts of articles in Belgian newspapers without permission.2

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