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In a time like this, what newspaper are doing is basically nothing. The World Association of Newspapers -- trade org of more than 18,000 newspapers worldwide --

In a time like this, what newspaper are doing is basically nothing. The World Association of Newspapers -- trade org of more than 18,000 newspapers worldwide -- recently talked about their dismay with Google and Yahoo controlling 90% of the online ad market. That's not even the problem. The problem has been Google's ability to scan and index newspaper archive/content and making money by running ads against that. Eventually they'll wake up and realize what's going on and sue the bajeezus out of Google.

brandnewlow 18y ago
Do you think a lawsuit will be the endgame? How will they explain away 10 years of willing participation? I completely agree with this article. Newspapers just got outsmarted. They thought their readers cared about the stories when most of them just wanted the headlines. Google serves up headlines that it steals from people who make them at great cost.
- litewulf 18y ago
  I think a mashup is a more accurate description than steal. FWIW.
- netcan 18y ago
  If users only want headlines & don't care where they are, Newspapers are the commodity.
netcan 18y ago
I think you are wrong. A. Do you think that they'll be better off if google can't access their sites? As well off as Britannica? B. You can exclude your site from Google's index. When they suddenly wake up & sue, how will they explain never exercising that?