Yesterday, we brought to light that the Associated Press had begun charging for the republishing of its articles, starting at $2.50 per word. The news was heavily shared and came to as a shock to many, if the 80+ comments in our last article is any indication. Today, the Associated Press reached out to us to clarify their position on iCopyright (the product they’re using to charge for content) and on licensing its content. They explained that the form has never been aimed at bloggers quoting content and that it’s unrelated to the controversy surrounding the content registry system , which aims to find what it considers illegitimate use of its content on the web. Here is the full statement from the AP: AP Statement on iCopyright’s Automated Form to License AP Content The iCopyright form that enables users to license AP content online is drawing new attention this week. It is an automated form, thus explaining how one blogger got it to charge him for the words of a former president. As the AP stated more than a year ago, the form is not aimed at bloggers. It is intended to make it easy for people who want to license AP content to do so.

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