Alexander Macgillivray, a lawyer for Google, wrote in the company’s blog a reply to the Associated Press‘ recent announcement that it will seek legal action against those that use its content without permission. Macgillivray argued that Google does not misappropriate AP’s work, but rather brings additional attention to the wire service as well as other newspapers around the country. Macgillivray also pointed out that since Google posts AP articles as part of a partnership with the company, the threat of lawsuits does not pertain to the search engine.