Google, Facebook Forced to Pay Creators Under New EU Rules
- EU lawmaking bodies agreed final version of copyright law
- Web platforms to become more liable for what users post online
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Online platforms will be required to compensate publishers and creators for the content that appears on their websites, under new European Union copyright rules that could shrink access to online media in Europe.
The new rules mean music producers and publishers could come gunning for more money from Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc. to compensate for the display of their songs, video and news articles.