Google 'plays hardball' in Spanish news row

Threat to shut down Google News in Spain over payment demand could be bargaining tactics by the search companyGoogle has denied it was closing down Google News in Spain as part of a strategic bargaining campaign by the search company.The threat comes after legislation due to come into effect in Spain next month that will compel aggregators such as Google News and Yahoo! to pay for republishing snippets of content from news providers. Continue reading...