The AP vs. The Internet: It's All in the Details

Dygest.net:

Before you prepare to pounce, though, take a careful look at the AP's current argument. Let me get you caught up: The AP announced this week that it'll be implementing new systems to better protect its content and keep sites from publishing its stories without paying. "We can no longer stand by and watch others walk off with our work under misguided legal theories," says AP Chairman Dean Singleton. Not surprisingly, the announcement has created a massive backlash across the blogosphere, with writers calling the move the AP's "last stance" and branding the organization as a modern-day "bad cop". ¹

The Associated Press said yesterday that it will more aggressively police its content online, a move seen as a possible precursor to newspapers pushing Google (GOOG) and other popular Web aggregators to pay directly for news stories. In Google's public-policy blog, a company attorney today defended the search giant's stance on content from the AP, a cooperative owned by newspapers. "Some readers, users and journalists have asked us if the AP's plan is about Google since we host complete AP articles," writes Alexander Macgillivray. ²

1. The AP vs. The Internet: It's All in the Details (PC World)
2. Google Responds to AP's Tougher Stance [Voices] (All Things Digital)

Read the whole story: Dygest.net