French fine Google 500 million euro

Stefan Mileschin · 15th July 2021, 07:36

Failed to negotiate fair deals with news publishers

Google was fined 500 million euro ($593 million) Tuesday by French competition regulators for failing to comply with an order to negotiate fair deals with news publishers for the use of their content.

France's Competition Authority said Google had breached an April 2020 ruling that ordered the company to negotiate "in good faith" licensing deals with publishers and news agencies for any reuse of copyrighted content.

In January, Google agreed to a major digital copyright deal with French publishers. As part of that deal, the company said it would negotiate individual licenses with members of France's press alliance covering related rights and access to a new service called News Showcase.

France's competition agency took issue with this, saying it did not include a discussion on remuneration for current uses of content covered by "neighbouring rights" for the press. The regulator added that Google restricted the scope of talks with the media by refusing to include the use of press images.

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15th July 2021, 07:36	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,964	French fine Google 500 million euro Failed to negotiate fair deals with news publishers Google was fined 500 million euro ($593 million) Tuesday by French competition regulators for failing to comply with an order to negotiate fair deals with news publishers for the use of their content. France's Competition Authority said Google had breached an April 2020 ruling that ordered the company to negotiate "in good faith" licensing deals with publishers and news agencies for any reuse of copyrighted content. In January, Google agreed to a major digital copyright deal with French publishers. As part of that deal, the company said it would negotiate individual licenses with members of France's press alliance covering related rights and access to a new service called News Showcase. France's competition agency took issue with this, saying it did not include a discussion on remuneration for current uses of content covered by "neighbouring rights" for the press. The regulator added that Google restricted the scope of talks with the media by refusing to include the use of press images. https://fudzilla.com/news/53213-fren...-million-euros

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