Google Has To Pay The Media In France For The Content
Google has to pay the media in France for the content. Google must negotiate with publishers and agencies to pay for the publication of their materials.
Google Has To Pay The Media In France For The Content
The French Court of Appeal confirmed on Thursday that Google must pay the media to display their news content in search results.
The Paris Court of Appeals rejected a request from a US technology giant that refused to comply with an order from the French competition authority.
Court said that Google must negotiate with publishers and news agencies for payments for publishing their materials. Google argued that the French competition authority was exceeding its powers, but the court rejected it.
Google said a few days ago that it was close to reaching an agreement with the French media on digital copyright.
"Our priority remains to reach an agreement with the French publishers and news agencies. We have lodged an appeal to clarify some parts of the decision legally, and we will now review the verdict of the Paris Court of Appeal," the company said.
Last year, France became the first country in the European Union to adopt a directive aimed at more modern "treatment" of copyright in national legislation, including the requirement that Internet search engines pay for the display of excerpts from news articles. Media companies have enforced these new rules for declining revenues.