Google has allowed publishers to charge for news

Google Inc. has announced a change in the function that allows magazines and newspapers and owners of other sites to charge for reading their content found on Google or posted on the Google News news service.

The feature, called First Click Free , allows users to view only five materials for free. First Click Free does not connect automatically - this requires the decision of the owner of the resource. After viewing five articles, the user will have to pay for further reading or to register.

The Google message appeared shortly after media mogul Rupert Murdoch announced on several occasions his intention to charge for access to the online versions of his publications and, in particular, to remove their materials from the Google News service. Whether he will use the new service is still unknown.
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In addition, the newspaper The Financial Times in early November, wrote that Microsoft is negotiating with Murdoch. The corporation allegedly offered media fees a fee both for the right to use the materials of its media on their websites, and for the removal of these materials from the Google index.