Spanish law raises concerns of EU-level ‘Google Tax’

The Spanish parliament’s congress approved a new law called canon AEDE in the end of July 2014 which allowed publishers to seek remuneration from news aggregators for linking to their content.

Similar laws had already passed in Germany and Belgium. The article raised the question whether the European Union would do the same.

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The Guardian: Media: Greenslade, 29.07.14: Spain's newspaper publishers put their faith in 'Google tax' law http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/jul/29/google-spain

European Commission: The EU Single Market: Consultations: 2013: Review of the EU copyright rule http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consultations/2013/copyright-rules/index_en.htm

The Telegraph, 01.03.13: German 'Google tax' to force search engines to pay for showing news extracts http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/9902835/German-Google-tax-to-force-search-engines-to-pay-for-showing-news-extracts.html

ESO: Background information: French minister pushes 'Google tax' to bridge telcos funding shortfall http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-minister-pushes-google-tax-to-bridge-telcos-funding-shortfall/

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