<p>Google said Friday that it has sought clarification of the ruling that it negotiate with French news publishers to reach a deal on paying them to display their news content.</p>.<p>"We have decided to appeal because we need some legal clarity on parts of the order," a spokeswoman for the US tech giant said.</p>.<p>"Of course, the priority for us is to continue engaging with French publishers on a path forward," she added.</p>.<p>France's competition regulator issued a preliminary ruling in April that Google must start paying media groups for displaying their content, ordering it to begin negotiations.</p>.<p>The appeal does not challenge the ruling, but seeks guidance on its implementation.</p>.<p>Talks under way aim to reach a deal by September, with the interim arrangements set to last until the regulator eventually makes a final ruling.</p>.<p>The competition regulator confirmed it had received the appeal from Google, without providing any details.</p>.<p>European news outlets, including AFP, had complained Google's practices short-circuited the EU's new copyright law.</p>.<p>The US tech titan said it would only offer headlines and links to articles unless publishers allowed them to use text snippets, photos and videos for free.</p>.<p>The use of just headlines would almost certainly result in a loss of visibility and ad revenue for publishers.</p>.<p>Google says that use of the photos and text help drive traffic to media sites, boosting their ad revenue.</p>
<p>Google said Friday that it has sought clarification of the ruling that it negotiate with French news publishers to reach a deal on paying them to display their news content.</p>.<p>"We have decided to appeal because we need some legal clarity on parts of the order," a spokeswoman for the US tech giant said.</p>.<p>"Of course, the priority for us is to continue engaging with French publishers on a path forward," she added.</p>.<p>France's competition regulator issued a preliminary ruling in April that Google must start paying media groups for displaying their content, ordering it to begin negotiations.</p>.<p>The appeal does not challenge the ruling, but seeks guidance on its implementation.</p>.<p>Talks under way aim to reach a deal by September, with the interim arrangements set to last until the regulator eventually makes a final ruling.</p>.<p>The competition regulator confirmed it had received the appeal from Google, without providing any details.</p>.<p>European news outlets, including AFP, had complained Google's practices short-circuited the EU's new copyright law.</p>.<p>The US tech titan said it would only offer headlines and links to articles unless publishers allowed them to use text snippets, photos and videos for free.</p>.<p>The use of just headlines would almost certainly result in a loss of visibility and ad revenue for publishers.</p>.<p>Google says that use of the photos and text help drive traffic to media sites, boosting their ad revenue.</p>