A bad week forElon Muskjust got even worse.
The case stems from EU copyright reforms that became French law in 2019.
Under the legislation, online platforms must remunerate publishers for distributing their content.
The rules have proven controversial.
Media outlets argue that their news provides engagement and ad revenue without sufficient compensation.
But the platforms note that theyre already driving traffic to the publishers.
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Unsurprisingly, AFP is a staunch advocate for the requirements.
The agency the worlds oldest news service claims X hasrefused to even discuss payments for content distributions.
The newswire announced on Wednesday that its filed a lawsuit in Paris over the dispute.
According to AFP, the lawsuit aims to determine how much money is owed.
Inevitability, Musk denounced the accusations in a tweet.
This is bizarre, he said.
Whatever the outcome, its created another headache forthe worlds richest man.
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
