Alphabet’s Google has signed deals to pay more than 300 media outlets in Germany, France and four other EU countries for news and will also launch a tool to make it easier for other outlets to subscribe, the company said. to Reuters.
The measure should be announced publicly on Wednesday (11) and comes after the adoption of copyright rules in the EU three years ago. They require Google and other platforms to pay musicians, artists, authors, news publishers and journalists for the use of their work.
News publishers, who are among Google’s top critics, have long called on governments to ensure that online platforms pay fair compensation for their content. Australia made these payments mandatory last year, while Canada introduced similar legislation in April of this year.
“So far, we have agreements covering over 300 national, local and specialist publications in Germany, Hungary, France, Austria, the Netherlands and Ireland, with many more discussions ongoing,” said Sulina Connal, Director of News and Publishing Partnerships, in a statement.
Two-thirds of this group are German publishers, including Der Spiegel, Die Zeit and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
“We are now announcing the launch of a new tool for making offers to thousands of news outlets, starting in Germany and Hungary and rolling out to other European Union countries in the coming months,” said Sulina.
The tool offers outlets an extended news viewing agreement that allows Google to show snippets and thumbnail images, for a licensing fee.
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