Journalism professor questions Callifornia Journalism Preservation Act

Jeff Jarvis in NiemanLab, April 10. 2024, writes that the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) is intended to limit fair use and strengthen copyright to support the newspaper industry. Internet platforms like Google and Meta would be forced to negotiate with news publishers and go to arbitration for the right to link to and quote headlines. Google and Meta would be required to pay based on the number of links. Jarvis thinks the CJPA ignores the value of the platform’s links to publishers. Jarvis also say says the proposed law is a “likely violation of the First Amendment with a no-retaliation clause requiring platforms to carry certain content.”