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