#EU #Copyright #CDSM #Media #Journalism "Are journalists receiving their appropriate share then? Possibly, but unlikely. First, journalists receiving a share from the press publishers depends on the publishers being remunerated by platforms. While there is no source comprehensively reporting on the deals being made between publishers and platforms, thanks to the press reports we do know that licensing agreements are being concluded, but their scale is considerably less than that originally expected by publishers. Following from the delayed implementation, negotiations with platforms (mostly Google) are delayed, causing a domino effect on the appropriate share talks. Secondly, considering the lack of transparency of agreements which were concluded between press and platforms, the assessment of appropriateness of share offered to journalists might be rather difficult. The newly introduced general transparency obligation (art. 19 CDSM) could be of help, however, little attention was paid to this provision during the transposition process, resulting in its general and largely inoperative character. The criteria for the assessment are also uncertain, with different sums and percentages put forward by the legislators and stakeholders without due justification and explanation of methodology used."

https://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2024/07/12/the-journalists-share/