Google is reportedly considering excluding French media sites from its search results if the country continues to move forward with a proposed law that would require search engines to pay for republishing sections of new reports. According to a letter obtained by AFP , Google said that it "cannot accept" France's proposed law and that "as a consequence [Google] would be required to no longer reference French sites." Furthermore, Google said that it "redirects four billion 'clicks' per month towards the Internet pages" and that the law's passage would "threaten [Google's] very existence."
The core of the issue is the French government's take on how Google makes advertising revenue through displaying headlines and the first few sentences...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/18/3521966/google-french-news-site-ban-pay-for-content-law
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