Journalists urge action against Google over EU copyright dispute


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 23 Oct 2019

Around 800 journalists as well as photographers, filmmakers and media CEOs signed an open letter published in newspapers across Europe urging governments to ensure that Google and other tech firms comply with the new EU rule. — Bloomberg

PARIS: Hundreds of journalists called on Oct 23 for European officials to take action against Google over its refusal to pay media companies for displaying their content in defiance of a strict new EU copyright law.

France was the first country to ratify the law, which was passed this year and comes into force on Oct 24 to ensure publishers are compensated when their work is displayed online.

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