For the first time in Europe, Google has reached an agreement with French publishers on copyright. Under this, the media will get money for online news content. However, it is not yet clear how much money publishers will receive for the copyright of their content.
The announcement was made by the Alliance de la Presse Information General (APIG), an alliance of Google and French publishers, after months of bargaining on Thursday. As a result of this announcement, Google will now enter into separate agreements with various media outlets in France.
Under EU copyright law, news publishers can demand a fee from search engines or social media to show their news or part of the news in an online search. The French media has been negotiating with Google for a long time about how news publishers can get money through that law. Google initially refused to pay, saying that through them the news of the media reaches many readers. And the media benefits.
