French regulator orders Google to negotiate copyright payments with media groups

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Last Updated : Apr 09 2020 | 3:32 PM IST

France's competition regulator said Thursday that Google must begin talks with media groups demanding payment when the search giant displays their content, the latest move in a long-running copyright battle in Europe.

The agency said it "requires Google, within three months, to conduct negotiations in good faith with publishers and news agencies on the remuneration for the re-use of their protected contents.

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First Published: Apr 09 2020 | 3:32 PM IST

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