Thursday, August 1, 2013

German publishers opt in to Google News, despite lobbying for opt-out law

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Having originally campaigned for lawmakers to change the way Google includes their content in its News service, German publishers have decided they will continue using it after all. The AP reports that German newspapers Bild, Die Welt, Spiegel Online and Zeit Online have all opted in for Google News aggregation following the introduction of a new copyright law on August 1st. Essentially, major German publishers will continue to push content to Google News, even though they intend to charge Google for the reproduction of their content in the future.


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4577992/google-news-publishers-germany-opt-in

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