Google agrees 5-year deal to pay AFP for online content: executives

Published Wed, Nov 17, 2021 · 10:51 PM

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    [PARIS] Google and Agence France-Presse on Wednesday said they had signed a "pioneering" five-year deal under which the world's biggest internet search company will pay an undisclosed sum for content in Europe.

    The agreement following 18 months of negotiations is the first by a news agency under the 2019 European directive on so-called neighbouring rights, which are at the heart of multiple disputes between web giants and the media.

    AFP

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