Google Pulls Out The Nuclear Option: Shuts Down Google News In Spain Over Ridiculous Copyright Law
Back in October, we noted that Spain had passed a ridiculously bad Google News tax, in which it required any news aggregator to pay for...
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Back in October, we noted that Spain had passed a ridiculously bad Google News tax, in which it required any news aggregator to pay for...
Google News to return to Spain after seven-year spat
When the General Data Protection Regulation 1 (GDPR) came into force throughout the European Union nearly three years ago, one of its most eye-catching features was its extraterritorial jurisdiction provisions. These extend the reach of the GDPR to businesses located outside the European Union who offer goods or services to EU residents or who monitor the behavior of EU residents. 2 Under the threat of becoming liable for a breach of the GDPR and potential fines of up to €20m or four percent of global turnover (whichever the higher), many businesses based in the United States and other loca...
(This Feb. 22 story corrects to clarify Google’s position, paragraph 5) FILE PHOTO: Letters spell the word "Alphabet" as they are seen on a computer screen with a Google search page in this photo illustration taken in Paris, France, August 11, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol MADRID (Reuters) - Alphabet’s Google is negotiating individual licensing deals with a divided Spanish news industry that could allow the U.S. tech giant’s news service to resume in the country, three sources close to the matter told Reuters. Google News, which links to third party content, closed in Spain in late 201...
25 January 2021 Matteo Bruno Freelance Lawyer To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Do you want to compare other jurisdictions?... Click here 1 Legal and enforcement framework 1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern data privacy in your jurisdiction? Since 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (GDPR) is the main legal framework for data protection in all countries within the European Economic Area, which includes EU member s...