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January 22, 2021

Canadian publishers welcome Google agreement to pay French news organizations for content

Canadian publishers welcome Google agreement to pay French news organizations for content
An agreement signed by Google with French news organizations to pay publishers for their content is being welcomed as an important precedent by Canadian news publishers.

News Media Canada President John Hinds says Canadian publishers have been urging the Canadian government to force Google and Facebook to negotiate fair compensation for their use of news content, and the French agreement shows it can be done.

"This is the first time the platforms have agreed to compensate publishers for the use of their content. This establishes a precedent and supports our efforts for legislation in Canada to require the platforms to compensate publishers for the use of their content."
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