Citing ‘harms to content publishers and creators,’ the Authors Guild throws its support behind the antitrust lawsuit of Google. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_AndersonRasenberger: ‘Google’s Control of Digital Advertising’In Europe this week, many are remarking that the newly launched antitrust lawsuit of Google by the United States’ Justice Department looks not unlike measures taken in European markets. In the organization’s most explicit language about the lawsuit’s relevance to news publication, Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger writes:“The DoJ and states attorneys generals’ lawsuit against Google has significance beyond the digital advertising markets. “The complaint draws a clear line between Google’s control of digital advertising and the resulting harms to content publishers and creators. “Eighteen years ago, in 2005, we initiated a class-action lawsuit against Google for its mass scanning of books without permission from or compensation to authors and publishers.

Source: CNN January 27, 2023 07:37 UTC