The European Union could look into Google's compliance with new copyright rules, after France raised concerns regarding the U.S. giant, the EU's competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said.
France has been the first EU country to implement an EU copyright law last month that aims to allow publishers to be compensated for their work, when displayed online.
"We're in contact with the French competition authorities, in order to see what would they do, to see if they would want to handle the question or if we should have a look," Vestager said. However, Euroactiv reported that Google referred the publication to a previous statement that read the company is "happy to answer any questions the French Competition Authority may have."
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