Google will have to pay publishers for news snippets and Facebook will have to filter out protected content under new copyright rules aimed at ensuring fair compensation for the European Union’s $1 trillion creative industries. (New York Post / Reuters)
The European Union announced on Monday that 19 of the 28 member nations in the European Council voted to pass the new Copyright Directive law. Italy and Poland were among those who voted in opposition to the bill, while Estonia, Belgium and Slovenia abstained. (Mashable)
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