France fines Google nearly $600 million in publisher dispute

The French Competition Authority has fined Google LLC €500 million ($592 million) for failing to negotiate with French publishers in good faith over a licensing fee dispute relating to the publishers’ content, AP News reported. The watchdog has further threatened to impose a fine of €900,000 per day if Google fails to come up with an offer to compensate publishers and news agencies for using their content within two months.