French publishers win decisive [copyright] battle against Google

[Majromax]

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/09/french-publishers-win-decisive-battle-against-google-177686

[AnimalMuppet]

> France is set to become the first country where publishers have succeeded in wresting payment from Google for their content.

Is it? Or will Google simply not carry their content?

[simonblack → AnimalMuppet]

It's very likely that the French News services will 'go dark' on Google as has happened in several other European countries. After a month or two without web traffic, there will be a rethink by the French news services.

Previously: "In Germany, some publishers [...] decided to allow the U.S. tech giant to publish their content for free after a drop in traffic."