{"id":116375,"date":"2021-03-10T22:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T22:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=116375"},"modified":"2021-03-10T22:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T22:00:53","slug":"lawmakers-reintroduce-bill-to-allow-local-news-publishers-to-collectively-negotiate-with-big-tech-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/business\/lawmakers-reintroduce-bill-to-allow-local-news-publishers-to-collectively-negotiate-with-big-tech-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill To Allow Local News Publishers To Collectively Negotiate With Big Tech Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers reintroduced a bill to allow smaller news publishers to collectively negotiate content deals with online platforms, an effort to give the local news industry more leverage in dealing with big tech.<\/p>\n
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act will give the publishers a temporary, 48-month safe harbor from antitrust laws. A similar piece of legislation was introduced in 2019, but failed to advance.<\/p>\n
Supporters of the legislation have pointed to the power of Google and Facebook in making the case that local news publishers need a “level playing field” in content deals.<\/p>\n
This time, House Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman David Cicilline<\/span> (D-RI) said in a recent appearance on CNN’s Reliable Sources<\/em> that “the monopoly power of these two platforms is resulting in a significant decline in local journalism because the business model is not working for local newspapers and online publishers, and we have to do something about it.”<\/p>\n He added, “I think you will see real reforms in this Congress.”<\/p>\n Cicilline’s co-sponsors include Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), the ranking member of the antitrust subcommittee, as well as Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA). Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who chairs the antitrust subcommittee in the Senate, is sponsoring the bill in that chamber.<\/p>\n The bill allows news publishers to coordinate only if it “directly relates to the quality, accuracy, attribution or branding, or interoperability of news.” It also has to provide a benefit to the entire industry and be non-discriminatory toward other publishers.<\/p>\n Australia recently passed a law that will require big tech platforms to negotiate license agreements with publishers when content appears in search results and feeds.<\/p>\nRead More About:<\/h2>\n