Google is saying adios amigos to Spanish news because it stops its Google News service in Spain Tuesday 16 December just before a new law on intellectual property was introduced in January.
The new law means that aggregation services like Google News, will pay media sites, most newspapers, for all the "extracts" news appearing on the site.
According to The New Yorker, any publisher who is not charging (Google in this case) for publishing content of their articles, will face a fine of about $ 750,000.
Hasta La Vista
Richard Gingras, Google News chief said: "This new law requires each Spanish publication of charge services like Google News to show any extract of their publications, whether they like it or not. Because Google News is no money (we do not show advertising on the site), this new approach is simply not sustainable. So it is with real sadness that on 16 December (before the new legislation comes into force in January) we remove the Spanish Publishers Google News, Google News and closing in Spain. "
The Spanish Association Publishers daily newspapers (SAFE) fought to get the new intellectual law adopted in Spain, but now that Google is shutting up shop in the country, they have asked the Spanish government to intervene "to effectively protect the rights of citizens and businesses . "
the SAFE issued a statement saying that Google News was" not only the closure of another service given its dominant market position, "adding that it" will undoubtedly have a negative impact on citizens and Spanish companies. "of course, this will seriously affect the companies and Spanish residents. publishers in Spain are now worried that their web traffic will drop (as in Germany and Belgium), and they desperately need these crucial clicks and visits to their content, and of course, advertising revenue, but ask Google to pay-up was never going to fly.
When you give an ultimatum to a giant like Google, do not expect to win. It was not a battle of David against Goliath, in this case, Goliath won simply by walking away. What AEDE thought, is beyond me, but do they seriously think that Google would agree to pay Spanish publishers when Google News does not make money because they do have no advertising on the site? No money, no honey!
Do not leave me this way
I can not survive, I can not stay alive
So (Google) do not leave me this way ~ The Communards
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