The longstanding complaint in news organizations is that the search engines are plundering their content with no real return. Google is getting away with it, in other words.
Having looked past the notion that these same engines direct audiences their way, they in turn search for a clampdown on the free-to-operate climate. in Germany the publishers appear to have found an ally.
Angela Merkel's government is looking to address this with a particular copyright protection that would make it financially onerous for search engines to enlist journalistic content. Royalties would be payable.
Not surprisingly, the blogosphere is alight with complaint.
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