Hmm... I wonder why Google have suddenly decided to this, and why they've included Australia as one of the first countries. Could it possibly have something to do with this? Australia to make...
Hmm... I wonder why Google have suddenly decided to this, and why they've included Australia as one of the first countries.
To start, we have signed partnerships with local and national publications in Germany, Australia and Brazil.
Rather than waiting for the Australian government to force it to pay news organisations for their content, it looks like Google have decided to get in first and "volunteer" to pay. That way, they can continue to pretend they're the good guys, and not that they're being forced into this course of action against their will.
I assume this means the Australian government can follow through on its threat, and force Google (and Facebook!) to pay for news content.
A win for Australia! (And other countries, too, I suppose. :P )
I'm sure that pressure has something to do with it. But rather than capitulation, you might think of this as a counter-offer. There have previously been other government attempts to get them to...
I'm sure that pressure has something to do with it. But rather than capitulation, you might think of this as a counter-offer.
There have previously been other government attempts to get them to pay news providers in Europe, and Google has done projects before like Google Contributor, along with other stuff mentioned in the blog post.
You say "to-may-to", I say "to-mah-to". Google wasn't paying news organisations before, and now it is. If they want to spin this scheme as a counter-offer (or even a voluntary initiative), they...
But rather than capitulation, you might think of this as a counter-offer.
You say "to-may-to", I say "to-mah-to". Google wasn't paying news organisations before, and now it is. If they want to spin this scheme as a counter-offer (or even a voluntary initiative), they can, but I highly doubt they would have made this counter-offer if the Australian and European (thanks, @nothis) governments hadn't been applying pressure in the first place.
This also sounds like a preemptive measure to comply with article 11 (or whatever the number ended up being) of the new EU "link tax" law. I wouldn't be surprised if Brazil has something similar....
This also sounds like a preemptive measure to comply with article 11 (or whatever the number ended up being) of the new EU "link tax" law. I wouldn't be surprised if Brazil has something similar. Although it's probably easier for Google to go global and adjust their model than having country-specific deals.
Where available, Google will also offer to pay for free access for users to read paywalled articles on a publisher’s site. This will let paywalled publishers grow their audiences and open an opportunity for people to read content they might not ordinarily see.
Today, we are announcing a licensing program to pay publishers for high-quality content for a new news experience launching later this year.
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To start, we have signed partnerships with local and national publications in Germany, Australia and Brazil.
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Where available, Google will also offer to pay for free access for users to read paywalled articles on a publisher’s site. This will let paywalled publishers grow their audiences and open an opportunity for people to read content they might not ordinarily see.
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We have been actively working with our publisher partners on this new product which will launch first on Google News and Discover. We are currently engaged in discussions with many more partners and plan to sign more in the coming months.
Hmm... I wonder why Google have suddenly decided to this, and why they've included Australia as one of the first countries.
Could it possibly have something to do with this? Australia to make Google and Facebook pay for news content
Rather than waiting for the Australian government to force it to pay news organisations for their content, it looks like Google have decided to get in first and "volunteer" to pay. That way, they can continue to pretend they're the good guys, and not that they're being forced into this course of action against their will.
I assume this means the Australian government can follow through on its threat, and force Google (and Facebook!) to pay for news content.
A win for Australia! (And other countries, too, I suppose. :P )
I'm sure that pressure has something to do with it. But rather than capitulation, you might think of this as a counter-offer.
There have previously been other government attempts to get them to pay news providers in Europe, and Google has done projects before like Google Contributor, along with other stuff mentioned in the blog post.
You say "to-may-to", I say "to-mah-to". Google wasn't paying news organisations before, and now it is. If they want to spin this scheme as a counter-offer (or even a voluntary initiative), they can, but I highly doubt they would have made this counter-offer if the Australian and European (thanks, @nothis) governments hadn't been applying pressure in the first place.
I expect it matters to both sides how much Google pays, along with many other terms of the deals they're making.
This also sounds like a preemptive measure to comply with article 11 (or whatever the number ended up being) of the new EU "link tax" law. I wouldn't be surprised if Brazil has something similar. Although it's probably easier for Google to go global and adjust their model than having country-specific deals.
This is interesting. Would that be ad supported?
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