Google and other aggregators won a partial victory Friday in the lower house of the German parliament, where lawmakers approved legislation that would allow publishers to protect their digital copyrights by charging to fully reproducing their content. Questions remain about whether other countries — particularly the U.S. — could follow Germany’s example. The law allows Google and other search engines continued free use of text in links and short summaries.
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German Lawmakers Get Weak on Google
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani March 4, 2013 01:07 PMGoogle and other aggregators won a partial victory Friday in the lower house of the German parliament, where lawmakers approved legislation that would allow publishers to protect their digital copyrights by charging to fully reproducing their content. Questions remain about whether other countries — particularly the U.S. — could follow Germany’s example. The law allows Google and other search engines continued free use of text in links and short summaries.