Google won鈥檛 pay newspaper and magazine publishers in France
Google has found a way around the European copyright directive in France, which was the first EU country to apply it. Under new French legislation, 鈥渘eighbouring rights鈥 have been introduced so that newspaper and magazine publishers will be paid royalties. To avoid paying those royalties, however, Google will no longer display article headings, descriptions and images in its search results. Publishers can give their authorization to have the detailed results displayed. But there鈥檚 a catch: they can鈥檛 claim the royalties.
Read the article in La Presse (in French).
Political debate with strong media presence but not much culture
A major political debate on culture and media was held on September 18, 2019 in Montreal. The Web giants issue took up much of the time and the representatives from the arts and culture sector quickly realized that entire segments were being ignored while the biggest players were getting all the attention. The theatre, dance and book segments were among those sidelined.
Read the article in Le Devoir (in French).
Coalition for Culture and Media calls for action from federal candidates
The Coalition for Culture and Media encouraged candidates in the federal election to take concrete measures to re-establish fiscal fairness between Canadian and foreign companies. It also asked that the Copyright Act review be completed quickly.
Read the press release from the Coalition for Culture and Media.