Volume: 12 Issue: 1
( 2012)
Keywords:
french
court
ordered
google
pay
damages
€500
000
abuse
dominant
position
compensating
losses
caused
googles
policy
providing
companies
access
Jurisdictions:
France
Paris
Europe
Germany
EU
UK
England
London
Google 15th Chamber of the Paris Commercial Tribunal
A French court ordered Google to pay damages of €500,000 for abuse of its dominant position, compensating for loss caused by Google's policy of providing companies access to its online mapping service, Google Maps, for free.