Google News Reusable in Spain. Almost eight years have passed since December 2014, when Google News closed in Spain to indicate its rejection of Canon AEDE. Things are different between the media and Google today. Turning twenty years old, the legendary vehicle is making its way back to Spain when it is announced that it will make after the approval of the ‘Iceta Law’.

The Intellectual Property Law reform and the transposition of the European copyright directive have opened a new era in relations between the media, which seeks compensation for using their news, and Google, which will eventually no longer have to pay directly by law. , but it negotiates on a case-by-case basis and comes to certain agreements.

On the web and via mobile

Google News is now available in Spain via a dedicated website. It will also do this with a specific app for the next few days, on both Android and iOS. In this tool we will find a portal where we can read all kinds of news, from the most popular newspapers to specialized websites, including special media.

We will find it in the Summary tab both the highlights of every moment and local news According to our location and categories, by different topics: international, economics, science and technology, entertainment, health… Google explains that it will be easy to organize links and promises to show news from reliable sources. from the largest sites to small publications.

The reopening of Google News has come thanks to a better understanding of the role this tool plays in the dissemination of news.

As Google explains, Agreement reached with some publishers “to secure your rights under the new law. We will also work to bring to Spain a licensing program and the Google News Showcase, which pays publishers to edit content for storyboards on Google News & Discover.”

Canon AEDE forced Google to pay to link this news, which caused Google to shut down the tool. This disappears with the new copyright law, but the media will be able to take advantage of Google through certain agreements.

This It’s up to each media outlet to decide whether to negotiate with Google. or with organizations like Cedro, who have filed a copyright lawsuit against Google for 1.1 million euros for the Discover service.

Google wants to save its good relationship with the media. “Journalists are crucial to helping us understand important events as they unfold,” says Fuencisla Clemares, VP of Google Spain. According to research, traffic to Spanish publishers’ websites dropped by 10% after Google News was shut down. Now we’ll have to see how Spanish users react to his return.

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