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Google needs to finally stop being a parasite - both on the economy and other people's work. The content is not theirs. Pay up and support the ecosystem, if you

• yjftsjthsd-h 7y ago
  How exactly is Google the parasite here? They are only providing links to content since the publishers didn't want them to provide snippets or previews. So literally the only thing that Google is providing is a link to the content on the publisher's site.
  • edmundsauto 7y ago
    It's more than a link, it's a snippet with the tldr of the article. Google's purpose in doing that is to answer the user's query without directing them to the news site. Users love this -- I know that I do! But France is basically saying, if you want access to our population, you'll have to play by our rules. I think that is also fair; Google certainly plays by local rules elsewhere.
  • Talanes 7y ago
    Google was still providing full content, just after getting the providers to sign free contracts. THAT was the behavior the French court came down on them for. They were given the option to just provide link and title and chose to try and have their cake and eat it too.
• edmundsauto 7y ago
  It looks like the decision also said Google aren't allowed to remove the results.