Google is the lifeblood of small publishers. Australia is the latest country to consider mandating that Google pay news publishers for "content," even if this content is just a headline and short snippet. Google and Google News have become a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
It’s time to make snippeting “opt-out”
· Policy & LawDon't harm small publishers with laws that only benefit large publishers. In September I wrote about the European Union's proposed copyright rules. One controversial aspect of these rules is to force websites to pay to snippet content from another ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Google News is not the publisher’s foe
· Policy & LawGoogle News is the bogeyman of many publishers, but it shouldn't be. The European Union is at it again, trying to muck up the web with new regulations. This time it's new copyright rules. As an online publisher, I'm certainly frustrated by ... Continue Reading2 Comments