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Belgium Says Google Must Pay For Linking To Newspaper Sites

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pcernie Legend Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast	Belgium Says Google Must Pay For Linking To Newspaper Sites http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201105 ... ites.shtml Sony - 'We'd lend you a failboat, but...' _________________ Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
Mon May 09, 2011 2:22 pm

rustybucket I haven't seen my friends in so long Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:10 pm Posts: 5836	Re: Belgium Says Google Must Pay For Linking To Newspaper Sites What with the price hikes as demand outstrips supply, I'm wishing I'd bought shares in Fail _________________ Jim
Mon May 09, 2011 3:27 pm

Amnesia10 Legend Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)	Re: Belgium Says Google Must Pay For Linking To Newspaper Sites Well that might benefit Belgian newspapers, but I doubt it. Most will be pretty bilingual so will be able to get news from France UK or Netherlands without payment. Maybe Google should just black list any belgian sites. Lets see how the rest of the countries internet enterprises like being hit by a internet black out. _________________ Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTk http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
Mon May 09, 2011 4:17 pm

belchingmatt I haven't seen my friends in so long Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am Posts: 6146 Location: Middle Earth	Re: Belgium Says Google Must Pay For Linking To Newspaper Sites What the belgians need is the government to step in and rewrite some legislation. Oh wait..... _________________ Dive like a fish, drink like a fish! ><(((º>`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸><(((º> •.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸><(((º>`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸><(((º> If one is diving so close to the limits that +/- 1% will make a difference then the error has already been made.
Mon May 09, 2011 4:57 pm

JJW009 I haven't seen my friends in so long Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm Posts: 8767 Location: behind the sofa	Re: Belgium Says Google Must Pay For Linking To Newspaper Sites It must be quite tempting for Google to just IP ban the entire country until they get real. _________________ jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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