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Google hit with $592M fine over failed copyright negotiations with news publishers – Source CNET Tech

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Google is accused of failing to negotiate in good faith with news publishers.


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Google is back on the firing line once again over its relationships with news publishers. The French competition authority issued the company a fine of 500 million euros ($592M) on Tuesday after deeming it had not engaged “in good faith” with news publishers.

France was one of the first European nations to put into action the EU Copyright Directive, which came into force in 2019 and allows publishers to request…

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