The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking ways to "reinvent" journalism
For instance, one proposal would, "Allow news organizations to agree jointly on a mechanism to require news aggregators and others to pay for the use of online content, perhaps through the use of copyright licenses."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/4/ftc-floats-drudge-tax
Quite a disturbing proposal as far as the www is concerned.
ReplyDeleteWell someone better come up with something soon. Newspapers are having a hard time staying operational. Reporters may be annoying at times, but they do serve a purpose.
ReplyDeleteTo curtain the freedom of bloggers to support an industry that has failed to adapt to change just does not seem to be the right way to go about it.
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