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Google, Facebook may face more copyright liabilities

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Technology companies including U.S.-based Google L.L.C. and Facebook Inc. could face increased liability for online activities after the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee voted for tougher copyright rules, Reuters reported. Under the rules, online platforms will have to share revenues with publishers and bear liability for copyright infringement on the internet. Google, Facebook and Microsoft Corp. among other tech giant will need to pay publishers for showing news snippets and install filters to prevent users from uploading copyrighted materials.

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