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False. They will shoot themselves in the foot, yes. But at least in Germany, Google is the only entity which was granted a free "licence" by the collecting soci
by sebst 8y ago
False. They will shoot themselves in the foot, yes. But at least in Germany, Google is the only entity which was granted a free "licence" by the collecting society.
This puts Google in a better place than any other news aggregator.
- pas 8y agoAny lawsuit in progress with regards to that?
- Filligree 8y agoIt's not illegal, so that would require a law change. Which is what this article is about.
- pas 8y agoIt sounds very much like discrimination - if no other aggregator / news site gets the same treatment.
- sebst 8y agoInteresting argument. Because this is the same anti-trust argument the publishers used against Google: "Google has monopolistic power, so they should be obliged to list our content (and then, pay)". On that argument the Spanish version of the copyright law, Google decided to shut down News for Spain completely.
- drak0n1c 8y agoEven the most well-intentioned regulations often end up benefitting the largest and most entrenched industry players. The term is "regulatory capture".