AP Plans to Get Tough With News Thieves

Yesterday, the Associated Press announced a new initiative to stop the “misappropriation of news on the internet,” pledging to work with news portals and websites that license their content and “pursue legal and legislative actions against those who don’t.” “We can no longer stand by and watch others walk off with our work under misguided legal theories,” said AP Chairman John Singleton, adding, “We are mad as hell, and we are not going to take it any more.” Read more »