Google Netherlands spokesman Mark Jansen that the company is contemplating the ruling. "We believe that Google News is fully consistent with all applicable copyright laws," Jansen said.

"We remain committed to work with publishers, and continue to seek new ways to generate revenue for the online distribution of news," he said.

said in a statement that it is pleased with the ruling. The Walloon group hopes that Google "will have the intelligence to find a fair solution to end this situation," the statement said.

The ruling does not apply to Flemish newspapers. They seem to have no problems with Google News.