Discussion: Google To Block Reports From Spanish Publishers In Google News

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I have a suspicion that won’t stop people from getting news.

The international wire services already do a fairly good job covering Spain, especially with soccer scores and economic news. On the other hand, how much effort are publishers in Spain putting into developing Latin American markets?

I suspect they believed Google would just pay up, and they are now reeling from a dawning understanding that they need Google far more then Google needs them.

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Indeed. This is or linking stories, not republishing the text on another site, so I don’t get how the papers think they were losing money.

The law as described sounds so crazy that I am wondering if the description is missing some important elements.