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Google seals the new content p...Google and a French publishers' lobby stated that they had agreed to a copyright framework for the U.S. tech giant to pay news publishers for content online, in a first for Europe. The move paves the way for individual licensing agreements for French publications, some of which have seen revenues drop with the rise of the Internet and declines in print circulation.The deal, which Google describes as a sustainable way to pay publishers, is likely to be closely watched by other platforms.
Alphabet-owned Google and the Alliance de la pressed'informationgénérale (APIG) said in a statement that the framework included criteria such as the daily volume of publications, monthly internet traffic and contribution to political and general information.Google has so far only signed licensing agreements with a few publications in France, including national daily newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro. These take into account the framework agreed with APIG.
Google and APIG did not say how much money would be distributed to APIG's members, who include most French national and local publishers. Details on how the remuneration would be calculated were not disclosed.This deal will allow publishers to demand a fee from online platforms showing extracts of their news.