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Facebook suspends location-sharing feature after Italian copyright suit

Facebook Inc has suspended its location-sharing feature in Italy after a Milan court ruled last year that the social networking giant had violated competition and copyright laws by effectively copying a similar app from a local start-up.

Italian software developer Business Competence filed a lawsuit in 2013, accusing Facebook's nearby feature of having copied its Faround application, which helps users locate Facebook friends in the vicinity.

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