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Germany Can't Make Google Pay For Headlines
- Gigaom, Thursday, August 1, 2013 2:28 PM
It’s back to the drawing board for German lawmakers as their attempt to force Google into paying to show news headlines has come up short. Despite passing acontroversial law last year to force the US search giant to pay copyright fees, Google’s plan to get around the law appears to be working. As the AP reports, major German news outlets like Spiegel Online have chosen to opt in and receive exposure from Google News rather than sit on the sidelines.
