This is the same CEO that helped pass a law in Germany that required anyone who publishes more than a short snippet of text from a newspaper to pay royalties. Google, not wanting to pay royalties, instead removed Axel Springer&#x27;s news story snippets from its search results in accordance with the new law. Axel Springer noticed a sharp decline in page views in the two weeks following the removal of their news story snippets and promptly changed their mind.