Google Refusing to Pay French Publishers Copyright Fees and will Limit Content in Search Results
WarriorForum.com | 5 years agoA new article on Search Engine Land reports that Google has announced French publishers will be required to give consent to Google before it will show more of their content. Back in 2018, following a drawn-out public debate, the European Parliament passed a controversial and comprehensive new Copyright Directive. This was partly intended to standardize EU copyright law and bring it into the modern day. However, it was also meant to raise licensing revenue for authors and publishers from internet giants like Google and Facebook. France was the country in the EU that became the first to enforce the new ...