Associated Press wires are once again news Google can use

Associated Press wires are once again news Google can use

Google and the Associated Press, one of the world’s largest news publication wires, have agreed to a new contract that will allow Google to continue publishing AP content without fear of a lawsuit.

The agreement has always been an odd one for Google, which built Google News as a collection of headlines and links to news stories. For the AP, however, which has historically charged licensees a fee to run its stories through their news … Continue Reading

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Associated Press wires are once again news Google can use

Google and the Associated Press, one of the world’s largest news publication wires, have agreed to a new contract that will allow Google to continue publishing AP content without fear of a lawsuit.

The agreement has always been an odd one for Google, which built Google News as a collection of headlines and links to news stories. For the AP, however, which has historically charged licensees a fee to run its stories through their news … Continue Reading