Google agreed to pay Wikipedia for content displayed by its search engine, echoing agreements the American tech giant has reached with media in Europe.
Wikimedia Foundationthe charity that oversees the online encyclopedia said that Google it was the first paying client for his Wikimedia Enterprise commercial firm, which he launched last year.
Meanwhile, the service will be offered free of charge by the Internet Archive, a non-profit organization that operates the Wayback Machine, which saves snapshots of websites and is used to restore web links. Wikipedia.
“We are delighted to be working with both of them as our longtime partners,” said Lane Becker of Wikipedia, in a statement on Tuesday.
The text does not disclose the amount of the contract with Google.
There will be no consequences for users.
Wikipediaone of the most visited websites in the world, is free to use, maintained by volunteers and relies on donations to stay afloat.
The new commercial division will not change this scheme for individual users, the fund said.
Google uses content from the site for its “knowledge panel”, a sidebar that accompanies the main search results and does not always show the source of the information, which has led to complaints from Wikipedia.
Google used to give money Wikipedia through donations and grants.
“For a long time we supported Wikimedia Foundation to achieve our common goals of expanding knowledge and access to information for people around the world,” said Tim Palmer, Google.
French regulators and Google Tuesday ended a years-long dispute by agreeing on a structure whereby a US company would pay media outlets for their content. (AFP)
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