Google and AP reach rights agreement

Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 10:35

IT Industry - Deals

The Associated Press and Google have reached a new agreement giving the search giant rights to use AP's news stories.

AP and Google have revealed the two companies have reached a new licensing agreement, but that's about all they are saying.

No information has been released about how long the new agreement lasts (Google began licensing AP content in 2006), how much Google is paying for the rights, or how the companies plan to collaborate for their mutual benefit.

The existing agreement allows Google to publish complete AP stories on the web in much the same way as newspaper publishers license the same content for use in print and online.

AP's income from its traditional customers has been falling recently as newspaper advertising revenue has declined.