Google's refusal to pay was swiftly condemned by media groups, which have seen advertising and subscription revenues collapse as audiences switch to online news, often without paying. — AFP
PARIS: Google said on Sept 25 it will not pay European media outlets for displaying their articles, pictures and videos in search results in France, a move that undercuts EU copyright law and could set up a legal fight between the US tech giant and Brussels.
Google routinely shows extracts of news articles or small "thumbnail" images in its results and on Google News, without paying the publishers.
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