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Google strikes $98 million deal with French publishers, leaving independent media angered – ABC News
Google agrees to pay $98 million over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers, angering independent outlets who say the deal is unfair and opaque.
Google has agreed to pay $US76 million ($98 million) over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat, documents show.
Key points:
- Agence France-Press and other media outlets are angry about the deal which they say is unfair and opaque
- Australia is seeking to impose a digital media code of conduct that would force Google to pay for news
- Under the French deal publishers will have to sign up for the Google News Showcase platform, recently launched…
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