Google and the French publishers have come to an agreement in the copyright dispute: In accordance with a negotiated agreement, the search engine giant will reward content used, such as previews. The guidelines for this are now in place.

The daily volume of published content of a medium, like the monthly readers, should be included in the negotiations for individual contracts will. This also means that there is no overarching contract for all publishers. News agencies and media from the magazine press union are generally excluded from the regulation. At the negotiating table sat with Google, the French L’Alliance des la Presse d’Information Générale, which titled the result as a milestone in a joint press release. “After months of negotiations, the agreement is an important stage that recognizes the rights of publishers and marks the beginning of remuneration through digital platforms,” ​​writes Pierre Louette, President of Allianz.

And Google’s spokesman for France, Sébastien Missoffe, also says that he sees great opportunities for further cooperation in the agreement. “We are happy to be part of the further development in the digital age and of supporting journalism.” The agreement also corresponds to the procedure at Google News Showcase, where contracts are also individually negotiated with the publishers. According to another Google blog post, there are already contracts with Le Monde, Le Figaro and Liberation.

Licenses in Germany and Australia At News Showcase, Google also pays license fees negotiated with individual publishers for contributions that are published on a extra page to be shown. The project started last year in Germany and Brazil.

In Australia, Google and the government still do not agree on a licensing model or a planned media law that provides for this.

(emw)