Google wants to provide free access to newspaper archives

The Internet company Google is planning a digital newspaper archive that anyone can access free of charge. This would give users direct access to publishers' archives, writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in its Wednesday edition.
This service is not new. Comparable archives, also managed by Google, are already in operation in America and Canada. However, as the Frankfurter Ztg. explains, full access to some article content will be subject to a fee.
The internet company is now focusing on cooperation with newspaper publishers. A large proportion of the revenue generated from advertising for the digital project is to go to the newspaper publishers.