KAMPALA- A breakthrough signal for content creators worldwide has emerged from France after technology giant Google got slapped with a fine of $593m, equivalent to Shs. 2 trillion Uganda shillings in a row over usage of publisher’s my content to benefit itself.
France’s antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro ($593 million) fine on Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday for failing to comply with the regulator’s orders on how to conduct talks with the country’s news publishers in a row over copyright.
The fine comes amid increasing international pressure on online platforms such as Google and Facebook (FB.O) to share more revenue with news outlets.
This might come as not only a relief but as a precedent to many news publishers and content creators in Africa and Uganda in particular if they used to pursue similar moves against the two tech giants who use their material, a tech expert told MediaScape News from Kampala, Uganda.
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