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German publishers opt to remain in Google News, still expect to get paid

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AP: German publishers opt for continued inclusion in Google News

Google said last month it would require German publishers to opt-in if they wanted to continue to be featured on Google News. The AP is now reporting that several have decided to remain on the service, including Spiegel Online, Zeit Online and Springer AG. Publishers have long been pushing for the government to change the law so news aggregators would have to pay for the content they scrape. A new copyright law does come into effect today limiting how much info aggregators are allowed to borrow for their feeds, and to avoid any legal scuffles, Google decided an opt-in policy was safest. This may not be the end of the company's troubles with publishers in the country, however, as Springer AG has said "it still expects to receive money from Google eventually."

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Google News in Germany asks publishers to opt-in for indexing, sidesteps copyright fees

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Despite its "Defend Your Net" campaign last year, Google was unable to fully put the brakes on changes to German copyright law that may mean it has to pay up for news excerpts it indexes. As a result, the company announced that unlike the other 60 countries where Google News operates by relying on sources to opt out of inclusion by request, robots.txt file or meta tags, it's requiring German publishers to opt-in. According to Google, it's pushing six billion visits per month to publishers worldwide as a free service, not something it should have to pay for. As TechCrunch points out, the issue comes as a result of the new German law that allows search engines to continue to publish snippets of news without paying, but isn't clear about just how much information that can include.

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Source: Google Germany Product Blog

Tablet-optimized version of Google News rolling out over the next few days

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Tabletoptimized version of Google News rolling out over the next few days

It's not a dedicated app, but Google says that tablet users will soon have access to a new version of Google News that's better tailored to their devices. That includes the ability to swipe back and forth between sections, a new "explore in depth" button that can be tapped to bring up additional articles and information, and some extra spacing between articles that promises a better reading experience. According to Google, you can expect it to appear your tablet (at least on the Nexus 7, Nexus 10 and iPad) sometime over the "next few days." Alas, this revision appears to be a US-only one for the time being.

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Source: Google News Blog

Google’s ‘Defend your Net’ campaign asks Germans to resist copyright changes

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Google's 'Defend your Net' campaign asks Germans to resist copyright changes

Remember when the German government was thinking about making search engines either remove news excerpts from results, or pay royalties for including them? Well, these changes could soon be enforced, and Google has launched the "Defend Your Net" initiative to urge the German people to stop that happening. On the campaign's pages, the search giant voices its opinions on what such a decision would do: harm the German media and, by extension, the country's economy. It also points out that its news service is ad-free, publishers can opt out of listings, and that some German outlets receive roughly half their traffic from Google searches. Anyone who wants to receive information on the bill's progress can register for email updates, and a tool is available to find the contact details of your local official if you're feeling proactive. Need firing up? Then check out Google's motivational video below.

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Source: Google Defend Your Net campaign (German)

Google News updated with enhanced Google+ integration, real-time coverage

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Google News updated with enhanced Google+ integration, real-time coverage

The good news is we're still here -- luckily. On a lighter note, though, Google's sprinkling some new features on top of its headline-loving News page. Via one of its numerous blogs, Big G announced it is boosting the default size of news images on the front page, while also improving the Google+ integration within its discovery site. Now with the Plus enhancements you'll be able to check out what folks in your Circles -- and other "notable" people -- have to say about current topics, which includes comments inside the novel real-time coverage functionality on both the News homepage and social network. Unfortunately, these will only be available to those in the US when they start rolling out over the next week, and it's worth mentioning you'll be able to opt out should you choose to do so. In the meantime, you can head over to the Google News Blog to pore over all the final details.

Google News updated with enhanced Google+ integration, real-time coverage originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 May 2012 09:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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