Microsoft and Europe`s press publishers want Australia-style arbitration
(Windows Phone Central)

More major legislation could be on the way that affects how publishers work with Google and Facebook. What you need to know Microsoft and Europe`s press publishers have jointly called for Australian-style arbitration to help publishers get paid. The goal of Microsoft and the press publishers is to ensure that publishers get paid when their content is used by `gatekeepers that have dominant market power.` A similar push is occurring in Australia at the moment. Microsoft continues its efforts to push for the payment of publishers. Today, Microsoft and Europe`s press publishers jointly called for an `Australian-style arbitration mechanism in Europe to ensure tech gatekeepers remunerate press publishers fairly for use of content.` This push from Microsoft and publishers aims to ensure that publishers of content are paid when content is used by websites like Facebook and Google. The press release refers to `gatekeepers that have dominant market power` using content. In practice, thi...