Taxing Times
I think that this tactic is a sneaky way to make some money. The companies wouldn’t make enough from passing this law because in order to have a successful newspaper they’d have to restructure their whole system instead. It’s like they want to take all the money they can from Google and that’s it. However, it is even stated in the article that these profits will hardly aid their company’s financial problems.
They also say that they want to charge readers for reading more of the article, after the first two sentences. I think this is foolish because it would act as a direct deterrence for readers and potential consumers instead. No one wants to pay for an article when you should be able to read it for free, online.