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  • 1. In what year did Agence France-Presse (AFP) sue Google?
A) 2009
B) 2007
C) 2011
D) 2005
  • 2. How much money was AFP seeking in their 2005 lawsuit against Google?
A) $5 million
B) $10 million
C) $25 million
D) $17.5 million
  • 3. What was the main allegation made by AFP regarding Google News?
A) Google was hacking their servers
B) Google was charging for their free content
C) Infringement of copyright by using stories and photos without permission
D) Google was modifying their editorial content
  • 4. What procedure did Google claim AFP could have followed to remove their content?
A) A formal licensing agreement
B) A website registration process
C) Opt-out procedures
D) A direct phone call to the CEO
  • 5. In what year did Google begin hosting news from the Associated Press?
A) 2005
B) 2009
C) 2011
D) 2007
  • 6. When did the arrangement to display Associated Press content in Google News cease?
A) February 2007
B) May 2011
C) December 23, 2009
D) March 2005
  • 7. What action did a Belgian court rule against Google regarding French-language news in 2007?
A) Displaying lead paragraphs and cached copies without rights
B) Blocking access to independent blogs
C) Charging for access to news headlines
D) Selling user data to advertisers
  • 8. How did Google respond to the Belgian court ruling regarding the removal of news publications?
A) Ignored the ruling entirely
B) Appealed to the UN
C) Increased payment to publishers
D) Removed publications from Google News and main web search
  • 9. On what date was the Google-Copiepresse judgment issued?
A) 13 May 2011
B) 13 March 2005
C) 13 February 2007
D) 23 December 2009
  • 10. Which legal exception did the Belgian judge rule did not apply to Google News?
A) Quotations for purposes such as criticism or review
B) Educational research purposes
C) Public domain redistribution
D) Fair use of historical archives
  • 11. What happened to the ruling against Google in May 2011?
A) It was overturned
B) It was sent to the Supreme Court
C) It was upheld in appeal
D) It was dismissed by Google
  • 12. When were Copiepress publications restored on Google News?
A) March 2017
B) December 2009
C) July 2011
D) February 2007
  • 13. What was the condition for the restoration of Copiepress publications in 2011?
A) They requested it and renounced any complaint
B) They agreed to exclusive hosting
C) Google paid a large fine
D) They signed a new copyright law
  • 14. Who provided a 2017 briefing on ancillary copyright for the European Commission?
A) Agence France-Presse
B) The Associated Press
C) The Belgian judge
D) Prof. Höppner
  • 15. Why did Prof. Höppner believe the database right was not violated by most platforms?
A) Database rights do not exist in the EU
B) Most platforms pay full licensing fees
C) The substantial part criterion was too high a bar
D) Google News does not use databases
  • 16. When was Google News first introduced?
A) October 2002
B) December 2009
C) September 2006
D) September 2002
  • 17. Who developed the initial idea for Google News?
A) Krishna Bharat
B) Sundar Pichai
C) Larry Page
D) Sergey Brin
  • 18. How many publishers does Google News aggregate content from?
A) 4,500
B) 50,000
C) 30,000
D) 10,000
  • 19. What is the time frame for news articles covered by Google News?
A) All historical records
B) The past year
C) The past 30 days
D) The past 44 days
  • 20. How many characters does the front page usually provide for each article?
A) 100 characters
B) 1,000 characters
C) 200 characters
D) 500 characters
  • 21. When was the 'first click free' program introduced?
A) 2008
B) 2011
C) 2006
D) 2009
  • 22. What model replaced 'first click free' in October 2017?
A) Full access model
B) Paid access model
C) Flexible sampling
D) Subscription only
  • 23. When were Google News Badges retired?
A) May 2011
B) October 2012
C) July 2011
D) October 2017
  • 24. What format does the redesigned Google News use to group related stories?
A) Grid format
B) List format
C) Card format
D) Table format
  • 25. How many jobs did Google cut in the news division in October 2023?
A) Exactly 10
B) At least 100
C) None
D) At least 40
  • 26. In what year did Google News begin to support an archive search?
A) 2002
B) 2011
C) 2006
D) 2008
  • 27. Are sites requiring a subscription noted in the article description?
A) No
B) Only for some publishers
C) Yes
D) Only if they are news sites
  • 28. How many publications had Google reached licensing agreements with by June 2023?
A) 1,000
B) 2,000
C) 1,500
D) 500
  • 29. In what year did Germany introduce an ancillary copyright for press publishers?
A) 2019
B) 2013
C) 2010
D) 2014
  • 30. What did a group of German publishers do in October 2014 regarding Google?
A) Sued Google for copyright infringement
B) Granted a free license to use snippets
C) Demanded a mandatory payment system
D) Banned Google from indexing their sites
  • 31. Which organization lobbied for the law in Spain that led to Google News closing?
A) AEDE
B) The International News Association
C) The European Union Copyright Board
D) AJN
  • 32. In what year did the Spanish version of Google News reopen?
A) 2020
B) 2022
C) 2019
D) 2023
  • 33. What happened to traffic after Brazil's AJN pulled their content from Google News in 2012?
A) A negligible drop
B) No change at all
C) A massive decrease
D) A total collapse
  • 34. What is the name of the program Google launched in 2020 to pay publishers?
A) News Hub
B) Publisher Alliance
C) Google News Premium
D) Showcases
  • 35. Which of the following countries was NOT listed as an initial launch location for Showcases?
A) Spain
B) Australia
C) Brazil
D) Germany
  • 36. What is a unique feature of the Showcases program regarding paywalls?
A) May include free access to paywalled content
B) Blocks all paywalled content
C) Requires mandatory subscription sign-ups
D) Only includes government-funded news
  • 37. What technology was used for the legacy drag and drop interface?
A) HTML5
B) Silverlight
C) Flash
D) JavaScript
  • 38. What was introduced in May 2018 to help users find relevant information?
A) Artificial intelligence features
B) A dedicated mobile app
C) Offline reading mode
D) A new advertisement platform
  • 39. Which newspaper had its entire content back to 1851 available via Google News?
A) Chicago Tribune
B) Washington Post
C) New York Times
D) Sun-Sentinel
  • 40. Which United Airlines event caused a dip in market value due to an old article being indexed as new?
A) Bankruptcy filing
B) Merger with another airline
C) Security breach
D) Grounding of the entire fleet
  • 41. Which year did Google remove direct access to the archive search from the main page?
A) 2011
B) 2006
C) 2010
D) 2008
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