Under the agreement, the Canadian Journalism Collective (CJC) will dispense the funds to qualifying news media organizations. Last fall, the search giant agreed to contribute $100 million in annual financial support, indexed to inflation, to link to Canadian news organizations’ content. (The Logic)
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Under the agreement, the Canadian Journalism Collective (CJC) will dispense the funds to qualifying news media organizations. Last fall, the search giant agreed to contribute $100 million in annual financial support, indexed to inflation, to link to Canadian news organizations’ content. (The Logic)
Talking point: Google’s payment is contingent on being exempt from the Online News Act; the company has argued that the act’s binding arbitration clause would encourage certain outlets to “hold out” rather than negotiate in good faith. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said in a statement Friday that “tech giants will be contributing their fair share—nothing more.” The CJC represents 12 independent outlets focused on local, minority, Indigenous and French-language communities. The Logic is a member of News Media Canada, the other group vying for the distribution deal.
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