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Related Rights And Press Publishers: Google Fined €250 Million

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Alphabet Inc, Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd and Google France (collectively "Google") have agreed to pay a substantial new fine of €250 million to the French Competition...

FranceAntitrust/Competition Law
Claire Filliatre
Claire Filliatre

Alphabet Inc, Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd and Google France (collectively "Google") have agreed to pay a substantial new fine of €250 million to the French Competition Authority for failing to comply with their commitments regarding related rights (also known as neighboring rights)1.

Law No. 2019-775 of July 24, 2019 "on the creation of related rights for the benefit of news agencies and press publishers"2, that transposed Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market3, aims at ensuring fair compensation for news agencies and press publishers when their contents are published on online platforms.

In practice, Law No. 2019-775 of July 24, 2019 "on the creation of related rights for the benefit of news agencies and press publishers" (the "2019 Law") gives publishers the right to demand compensation when excerpts of articles, images, or videos from their own publications are used by search engines or content aggregators.

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