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Google writes open letter to Australians, opposing government plans to make it pay for news
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Open letter - The way Aussies search with Google is at risk - Google
The Australian government has published a draft version of a proposal to require Google and Facebook to negotiate payment for news content taken from Australian media companies.
Under the draft code, Google and Facebook would be required to negotiate with for-profit media businesses in good faith to come to an agreement where they pay for news content hosted on their platforms.
If an agreement could not be reached, the negotiations would go to arbitration, where each party would put forward an offer and an independent arbiter would make a binding decision as to what went ahead.
Google has ramped up its opposition to the move by issuing an open letter to Australian users via its Google Search page. The letter says, in part:
The independent Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has challenged the assertions outlined in the letter:
"Google will not be required to charge Australians for the use of its free services such as Google Search and YouTube unless it chooses to do so.
"Google will not be required to share any additional user data with Australian news businesses unless it chooses to do so."
The draft code is open for public consultation until August 28.
From Google's point of view, the big danger is that the requirement to pay for news content it publishes could also be adopted in other countries. - OB
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This is a summary. For full content goto :
Google writes open letter to Australians, opposing government plans to make it pay for news
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Open letter - The way Aussies search with Google is at risk - Google
The Australian government has published a draft version of a proposal to require Google and Facebook to negotiate payment for news content taken from Australian media companies.
Under the draft code, Google and Facebook would be required to negotiate with for-profit media businesses in good faith to come to an agreement where they pay for news content hosted on their platforms.
If an agreement could not be reached, the negotiations would go to arbitration, where each party would put forward an offer and an independent arbiter would make a binding decision as to what went ahead.
Google has ramped up its opposition to the move by issuing an open letter to Australian users via its Google Search page. The letter says, in part:
“A proposed law, the News Media Bargaining Code, would force us to provide you with a dramatically worse Google Search and YouTube, could lead to your data being handed over to big news businesses, and would put the free services you use at risk in Australia,"
"The law would force us to give an unfair advantage to one group of businesses — news media businesses — over everyone else who has a website, YouTube channel or small business.
"The law would force us to give an unfair advantage to one group of businesses — news media businesses — over everyone else who has a website, YouTube channel or small business.
The independent Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has challenged the assertions outlined in the letter:
"Google will not be required to charge Australians for the use of its free services such as Google Search and YouTube unless it chooses to do so.
"Google will not be required to share any additional user data with Australian news businesses unless it chooses to do so."
The draft code is open for public consultation until August 28.
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