Google Maps in Court for Unfair Competition

A French company is taking Google Maps to court for unfair competition, seeking about R5.5 million in damages from the United States-based Internet giant, Google.

Bottin Cartographes has lodged a complaint with the Paris commercial court against Google France and its parent company Google Incorporated for providing free web mapping services to some businesses.

The French company provides the same services for a fee and claims the Google strategy is aimed at undercutting competitors by temporarily swallowing the full cost until it gains control of the market.

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