[ There was an interesting juxtaposition of stories today. [ The Gorilla Strategy: Provided that we retain the capacity to use our market power to beat content-providers to a pulp and agree to pay pitiful amounts to publishers, that's alright. Pass a platform-specific law??? <Spit>. ]
[ Le Monde, assuming it sustains the public's belief that it delivers quality news, commentary and style, may get by - at least as long as Google's much-vaunted translation software produces low-grade output. ] _______ Google seals content payment deal with French news publishers Mathieu Rosemain itNews Jan 22 2021 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/google-seals-content-payment-deal-with-french-news-publishers-560049 Google and a French publishers' lobby said on Thursday they had agreed a copyright framework under which the US tech giant will pay news publishers for content online, in a first for Europe. ... 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, a Google spokesman said. [ Comment deleted about blowing the house down. ] ... The deal follows months of bargaining between Google, French publishers and news agencies over how to apply revamped EU copyright rules, which allow publishers to demand a fee from online platforms showing extracts of their news. The world's biggest search engine initially fought against the idea of paying publishers for content, saying their websites benefited from greater traffic brought by Google. _______ Google threatens to withdraw search engine in Australia Justin Hendry itNews Jan 22 2021 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/google-threatens-to-withdraw-search-engine-in-australia-560068 Google has threatened to stop making its search engine available in Australia if the federal government’s landmark mandatory media bargaining law passes in its current form. ... _______ Roger Clarke mailto:roger.cla...@xamax.com.au T: +61 2 6288 6916 http://www.xamax.com.au http://www.rogerclarke.com Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd 78 Sidaway St, Chapman ACT 2611 AUSTRALIA Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law University of N.S.W. Visiting Professor in Computer Science Australian National University _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link