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I guess publishers would only be happy if Google paid, meaning publishers bluffed EU, but not Google. I think EU is happy with the outcome. And the publishers
by eitland 7y ago
I guess publishers would only be happy if Google paid, meaning publishers bluffed EU, but not Google.
I think EU is happy with the outcome.
And the publishers deserve it.
I also think it is fair that the tech giants starts to pay, and maybe we can find a more reasonable model later.
- michaelmrose 7y agoWhy should they pay publishers for the privilege of promoting the publishers content? It's not like a snippet is a substitute for the content.
- eitland 7y agoI'm not saying this is a good idea. I'm saying publishers convinced EU that it was a good idea and now they got what they deserved instead of what they wanted. It also feels right that Google should pay, but I want them to pay ordinary VAT / sales tax on ad sales instead of this.
- shkkmo 7y ago> I want them to pay ordinary VAT / sales tax on ad sales instead of this. that would make far more sense
- pas 7y agoIt many times is a perfectly good substitute.
- michaelmrose 7y agoAny content that can be replaced by 1 sentence is of negligible value.
- pas 7y agonews is 99.9% of the time just that. Who What Wher When. The Why and How, How do we know, and How does it compare makes it journalism.