Google avoids German copyright payout after govt bungle

13-09-2019

Rory O'Neill

Google avoids German copyright payout after govt bungle

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) yesterday handed a victory to Google, after it ruled that a German law allowing publishers to demand royalties for the use excerpts of their content is unenforceable.


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