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When it comes to Canada's Online News Act, Google wins even when it's losing

This is pocket change to Google.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has granted Google a five-year exemption through the country's Online News Act. Google has agreed to pay CAD 100 million yearly to the Canadian Journalism Collective(CJC), a federally incorporated nonprofit organization created to distribute funds allocated under the Online News Act. Is that number going to keep Canada's news industry alive in times when Google and other tech companies "steal" their content for financial gain?

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