The Associated Press decided to take steps to begin the process of trying to protect the content being generated by newspapers from being "scraped" or taken from the original website and used, without compensation elsewhere. Read the full story here.

It is a move in the right direction. A little late and a little less aggressive than we would have liked to have seen but you learn in the print industry not to expect bold, innovative, decisive action, especially when a committee is involved. What would have been really impressive is if the AP Board had come up with a plan to monetize the usage of content in unconventional streams. But (trying to be optimistic here) maybe they will get to that in their next meeting.