" alt="" title=""/>France fined Google $ 593 million on Tuesday for failing to negotiate with news publishers about their content within the EU Copyright © Regulate.
The US technology Riese asserted, however, that he acted “in good faith throughout the process”.
“Our goal remains the same: we want to turn the tide with a definitive agreement. We will the the French competition authority To take feedback into account and adapt our offers, “it said.
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French Antitrust authority Chief Isabelle De Silva said it was the highest fine the agency has imposed for failing to comply with her judgment.
The Watchdog has instructed Google to offer current publishers compensation for copyrighted content or risks Fines in the amount of 900,000 euros per day.
“When the authority orders an obligation for a company, it has to scrupulously comply with the spirit and the wording (of the decision). Unfortunately, this was not the case here, ”said the French competition watchdog.
French regulators asked Google to negotiate “in good faith” with media groups in April after it refused to do so US digital copyright Law of 2019.
Under the “Neighbor rights”, news publishers need to be compensated for their work on websites and social media platforms including search engines.
The regulator said Googles Actions demonstrate “a conscious, thoughtful, and systematic lack of respect” for its order.
Google had previously announced that they had reached an agreement on copyright payments French newspapers and magazines after initially refusing to pay media for news.
The Australian government used to get down hard on google and Facebook Paying media companies for their content according to a landmark law, the two US companies concluded billion-dollar deals with the media companies after opposing the government.
(With contributions from agencies)
