{"id":13056,"date":"2022-02-15T10:16:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/?p=13056"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T21:47:39","slug":"news-media-alliance-files-comments-on-googles-proposed-commitments-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/news-media-alliance-files-comments-on-googles-proposed-commitments-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"News Media Alliance Files Comments on Google\u2019s Proposed Commitments in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/share.listnr.tech\/embed\/voiceover\/620a854874d30500460c23b0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On January 31, the News Media Alliance submitted comments with the French competition authority, Autorit\u00e9 de la concurrence, regarding Google\u2019s proposed commitments to settle the Autorit\u00e9\u2019s investigation into Google\u2019s suspected abuse of dominant position in relation to its negotiations with news publishers under the European Union\u2019s Copyright Directive. Article 15 of the Directive, adopted in 2019, created an ancillary copyright for news publishers to receive compensation for the use of their content by online platforms and France was the first EU member state to implement it in national law. The Autorit\u00e9 started its investigation following complaints from the French publishers regarding Google\u2019s negotiating practices. The watchdog then issued a \u20ac500 million fine against the company last year. In December, Google proposed commitments to address these concerns, including a proposed arbitration to resolve disputes between the company and the publishers. The Autorit\u00e9 requested public comments on the commitments in order to evaluate whether to accept them. The Alliance comments expressed support for the French and European publishers and noted the importance of an Australian-style baseball arbitration instead of standard arbitration rules as well as the availability of adequate information exchange to allow publishers to properly evaluate compensation offers. Read the Alliance comments available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NMA-Google-Commitments-Submission-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #2f7de1; text-decoration: underline;\">English<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #2f7de1; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #2f7de1; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmediaalliance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/NMA-Google-Commitments-Submission-FR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">French<\/a><\/span><\/span>, and more about the Google commitments\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr\/en\/press-release\/google-proposes-commitments-part-investigation-merits-related-rights-case-autorite\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #2f7de1; text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 31, the News Media Alliance submitted comments with the French competition authority, Autorit\u00e9 de la concurrence, regarding Google\u2019s proposed commitments to settle the Autorit\u00e9\u2019s investigation into Google\u2019s suspected abuse of dominant position in relation to its negotiations with news publishers under the European Union\u2019s Copyright 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