Maybe Google Should Insist on Research Accounts for Newspapers
“As the rhetoric over how Google “rips-off” newspapers, magazines and other print publishers continues, a thought occurred to me this weekend,” observes Danny Sullivan over at his personal blog Daggle. “Perhaps Google should charge publications whose reporters tap into the service to research their stories? Perhaps that might underscore, especially for the Associated Press, the absurdity of trying to charge for the mere right to link to content and summarize what stories are about.”
I totally agree with Danny, who is editor-in-chief of Search Engine Land. He has much more to say in “Do Newspapers Owe Google “Fair Share” Fees For Researching Stories? ”
By the way, I also agree with Jeff Jarvis that Google should end its agreement with the AP, which earns the wire service millions of dollars. But that’s not enough. The AP wants special treatment. See “Google: Drop the AP first.”
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