Google News withdraws from Spain ahead of new law
(AGI) Rome, Dec 11 - Google is withdrawing its Google Newsservice from Spain ahead of new intellectual property laws.Spanish users will cease to have access to Google News as ofDec. 16, in an unprecedented move ahead of the legislationwhich will take effect on Jan. 1. This will allow Spanishpublications to charge services like Google News if theircontent is published elsewhere. This is likely to be anisolated case for Google News; as head Richard Gingrasexplained, Google News is a service appreciated and utilised bymillions of users. It is free and includes sources