Louise Bernard with Alexis Patri
Google and Agence France Presse (AFP) sign an agreement on the thorny issue of neighboring rights. The Internet giant will therefore now pay part of the income it generates through the use of content created by AFP. This is the first agreement signed between Google and the news agency in the world.
A year and a half of negotiations which has just ended. Google and Agence France Presse (AFP) announce that they have signed a historic agreement on the thorny issue of neighboring rights. This is the first time in the world that a press agency has signed an agreement with the American digital giant. Very concretely, this agreement means that the American giant will remunerate AFP for the revenue it makes with the use of its content. This is the principle of neighboring rights.
The fight against disinformation integrated into this agreement
In detail, this agreement between Google and AFP is signed at European level and for a period of 5 years. It goes into effect this week. However, the amount remains confidential. The agreement also includes a program to fight disinformation. AFP will thus offer training in fact-checking.
Google had already signed an agreement last January on neighboring rights with several French press titles, united within the Alliance de la presse d’information générale. But those forgotten by this agreement were then moved to have been ousted. Among them, The Team and Point.