Canadian Heritage Minister Goes Rogue: Pushes For Link Tax Drew Wilson | June 29, 2020 Canadian Heritage Minister, Steven Guilbeault, is questioning his own government and pushing for policies that move into the direction of a Canadian link tax.
Michael Geist Agrees That a Canadian Link Tax Law is a Bad Idea Drew Wilson | May 15, 2020 Earlier, we posted reasons why a Canadian link tax law would backfire. It seems that Michael Geist is largely agreeing with our analysis.
Canadian Publishers Continue to Push for Suicidal Link Tax Law Drew Wilson | May 8, 2020 Canadian publishers are continuing the push for a so-called link tax law. Such laws have proven fatal to the sector, but that’s not stopping them.
Australia Pushes for Link Tax to Force Google to Pay to Send Traffic to Media Drew Wilson | April 22, 2020 Australia is pushing for a new link tax law. It would compel services like Google and Facebook to pay a tax to send traffic to media outlets.
French Link Tax Decision Sparks Media Interest In Canada Drew Wilson | April 18, 2020 Reverberations from the French decision to compel Google to provide snippets on their news service and pay for it is generating media interest in Canada.
French Regulators Compel Google to Post News Snippets in Link Tax Battle Drew Wilson | April 16, 2020 The battle over the European Link Tax is reaching bizarre levels. Regulators said that Google must use snippets in their news service.
French Politician’s Blast Google Following the Law as “Unacceptable” Drew Wilson | September 29, 2019 In a move to comply with Europe’s Link Tax, Google France deleted news snippets. The perfectly legal move is being blasted by French politicians as “unacceptable”.
Publishers Considers Anti-Trust Action Over Google Following the Law Drew Wilson | September 28, 2019 French and German publishers are teaming up, calling Google following the law a violation of competition laws. They doubled down on their “blackmail” comments.
History Repeats Itself: Google France Deletes Snippets Over Link Tax Drew Wilson | September 27, 2019 Experts and observers cautioned against the Link Tax. Google warned of the consequences. Publishers didn’t listen. Now, Google acted.
European Countries Vote to Pass Open Internet Killing Article 17 Copyright Laws Drew Wilson | April 15, 2019 European countries have voted in favour of passing article 17 and article 11. The development sinks citizens latest efforts to save the internet.
