Murdoch calls on newspapers to boycott Google
Media mogul and News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch has once again attacked Google. The CEO, who has long been waging an aggressive campaign against the search engine giant, has called on rival newspaper publishers to «stand up to Google.».
Newspapers should boycott the search engine and no longer display their content for free, according to Murdoch's press release. News Corp had previously used terms such as "tech tapeworm" and "internet vampire" against Google. At the beginning of March, Murdoch also announced that he would sue Google if News Corp content continued to appear in searches and was not compensated financially.
Murdoch also once again defended his paid content plans for various newspapers online. "We will stop people like Google or Microsoft or whoever from taking stories from us for free," the media mogul told the National Press Club in Washington. Google had opened up a river of gold with its internet search, but the content had mainly been taken from newspapers.
In the UK, Murdoch will be introducing online paywalls with his Times and Sunday Times newspapers from June. There are also various paid content plans for the USA. Murdoch was positive about the iPad, saying it was a "wonderful tool". "It could be the salvation of the newspaper industry," believes the media mogul.
Murdoch also once again defended his paid content plans for various newspapers online. "We will stop people like Google or Microsoft or whoever from taking stories from us for free," the media mogul told the National Press Club in Washington. Google had opened up a river of gold with its internet search, but the content had mainly been taken from newspapers.
In the UK, Murdoch will be introducing online paywalls with his Times and Sunday Times newspapers from June. There are also various paid content plans for the USA. Murdoch was positive about the iPad, saying it was a "wonderful tool". "It could be the salvation of the newspaper industry," believes the media mogul.
