Microsoft already shares revenues with publishers via its product Microsoft News.
The EU s 2019 overhauled copyright rules, which force Alphabet unit Google and other online platforms to sign licensing agreements with musicians, authors and news publishers to use their work, are not sufficient, Microsoft and the publishers said. This initiative is a logical next step, Microsoft Vice President Casper Klynge said.
Facebook last week imposed a news ban in Australia in protest against a forthcoming law that would require online platforms to reach deals to pay news outlets for content, or agree on a price through arbitration.
The call by Microsoft, the European Magazine Media Association, European Newspaper Publishers Association, European Publishers Council and News Media Europe comes as EU lawmakers limber up for talks with the European Commission and EU countries on rules to rein in US tech giants.
Microsoft joins EU publishers amid Facebook s spat with Australian lawmakers
The EU s 2019 overhauled copyright rules, which force Alphabet unit Google and other online platforms to sign licensing agreements with musicians, authors and news publishers to use their work, are not sufficient, Microsoft and the publishers said
Reuters | February 23, 2021 | Updated 14:56 IST This initiative is a logical next step, Microsoft Vice President Casper Klynge said, adding that the company already shares revenues with publishers via its product Microsoft News
Microsoft and European media groups on Monday urged EU regulators to require online platforms to seek arbitration in disagreements over how to share revenues with news publishers, a sticking point in the spat between Facebook and Australia.
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Microsoft has leaned on the side of the press in an escalating debate over whether tech giants should be forced to pay news organisations for content.
The PC maker is backing an Australia-style system alongside Europe’s press publishers, in a bid to ensure they are fairly remunerated.
It follows Facebook’s decision to ban news from being shared on its platform in Australia last week, over a proposed law that would compel internet firms to pay news organisations.
The social network’s response has led to concern globally, including from the UK’s Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, who is expected to meet Facebook executives to discuss the matter this week.
Microsoft has announced plans to partner with four of Europe s largest media lobby groups to pen laws that mirror those being put forward in Australia forcing tech giants to pay for news.