
The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection accused the Google group companies of lacking agreements with most Polish press publishers regarding remuneration for the use of publications, as required by the EU DSM directive.
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The EU's DSM directive obliges online platforms to settle fairly with press publishers for the content they use.
As reported by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection on Monday, Google - the owner of the most popular internet search engine - has not concluded agreements with most Polish press publishers regulating the rules of using their publications and the remuneration due for it.
The obligation to conclude such agreements results from the EU DSM directive on copyright in the digital single market.
The UOKiK's allegations concern Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, Google Ireland Limited and Google Poland.
"Big tech companies cannot put themselves above the law. The regulations clearly define what information Google should provide to publishers in order to be able to fairly settle accounts with them for the content they use," said Tomasz Chróstny, president of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, quoted in the press release.
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