Mosley Settles With Google Over Orgy Photos

The dispute between Google (Xetra: A0B7FY - news) and ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley over images of him at a sadomasochistic orgy has been settled.

Mr Mosley's lawyer Tanja Irion said: "The dispute is settled, to the satisfaction of both sides."

She said the agreement was confidential and her client did not want to "jeopardise it" by commenting, but described him as "happy".

Google spokesman Klaas Flechsig said: "I can confirm that we have settled the dispute to the satisfaction of both sides in all countries.

"Since the agreement is confidential, we cannot provide you with any further information."

In January last year a court in Germany ruled that Google must prevent the pictures being shown on its German-based google.de site, two months after a similar ruling in France.

The court said the six images taken from a video of the orgy - filmed by the now defunct News Of The World - breached Mr Mosley's privacy.

At the time Google said it would appeal the court's decision, saying it sent a "disturbing message".

The German court battle was one of a series of legal challenges related to the publication of the video and a 2008 article published by the newspaper alleging it was a Nazi-themed orgy.

Mr Mosley took the publisher of the News Of The World to court over the Nazi claim, winning £60,000 when the judge ruled there was no Nazi element.

Mr Mosley's father Oswald led a British fascist party in the 1930s.