Ending long dispute, Google, EU agree on payments for online news
Robert Besser
13 May 2022, 21:17 GMT+10
- Three years after the adoption of the landmark EU copyright rules, Google is set to pay 300 publishers across Germany, France and other EU countries for republishing their news
- Google will also develop an app to make it simpler for publishers to sign up
- News publishers, among Google's fiercest critics, have been asking governments to ensure online platforms pay fair remuneration for their content
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Three years after the adoption of the landmark EU copyright rules, Google is set to pay 300 publishers across Ireland, Germany, France, and other EU countries for republishing their news.
Google will also develop an app to make it simpler for publishers to sign up, offering them an extended news preview agreement that allows Google to show snippets and thumbnails of their news for a licensing fee.
News publishers, among Google's fiercest critics, have been asking governments to ensure online platforms pay fair remuneration for their content.
"So far, we have agreements which cover more than 300 national, local and specialist news publications in Germany, Hungary, France, Austria, the Netherlands, and Ireland, with many more discussions ongoing," said Sulina Connal, director for news and publishing partnerships, according to Reuters. The statement did not say how much publishers were being paid by Google.
Two-thirds of this group are German publishers, including Der Spiegel, Die Zeit and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Subscribe and Follow
Get a daily dose of Myanmar Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
News RELEASES
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Myanmar Sun.
More Information
32
℃
Senior lawyer Abdul Razzaq Shar shot dead in Quetta: Son points finger at PTI chief
Quetta, Pakistan - In a shocking turn of events, the son of prominent Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Abdul Razzaq Shar, ...
Over 102,000 Nepalis receive labor approval for Qatar in nine months
KATHMANDU, Nepal - The Nepalese National Human Rights Commission and Qatar's National Human Rights Commission signed a memorandum of understanding ...
WB had brought false allegations against Bangladesh govt: PM Hasina
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared on Wednesday that the World Bank had acknowledged its mistake of making ...
Minister warns ambassadors as Japanese envoy meets Election Commission, BNP leaders
DHAKA, Bangladesh - State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Md Shahriar Alam, has warned foreign ambassadors sternly, threatening them with consequences ...
Pakistanis ready to tighten belts, rise again, if necessary: PM Shehbaz
ISTANBUL, Turkiye - Pakistan and IMF Expected to Finalize Long-Awaited Loan Deal, According to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif In an ...
Five receive death sentence for allegedly killing six police officers two years ago
YANGON, Myanmar - A regime court sentenced to death five people detained for their alleged involvement in a deadly August ...
No confirmation, as reports say King Charles going to France in fall
PARIS, France: According to a report by BFM TV, Britain's King Charles is considering a visit to France in September, ...
US to get tough as drone disrupts Pittsburgh airport
WASHINGTON D.C.: The Federal Aviation Administration has said that a drone sighting disrupted some flights at Pittsburgh International Airport this ...
New Oregon gun law being challenged in court case
PORTLAND, Oregon: A federal trial has begun in Portland, Oregon examining the constitutionality of a stringent gun control law approved ...
After removing Columbus statue, Philadelphia sued for return
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and members of the city's historical commission have been sued by a group which ...
Area evacuated as wildfire burns thru Michigan
LANSING, Michigan: Michigan's Department of Natural Resources said by a wildfire in the state has burned through more than 3 ...
Official: airlines industry acting to prevent cancellations
ISTANBUL, Turkey: In an interview with Reuters, Willie Walsh, director-general of the International Air Transport Association, (IATA), said airlines are ...
