Maybe Now We Know Why Rupert Murdoch Hates Google

A few weeks ago, an in-depth New York Magazine profile of News Corp. honcho Rupert Murdoch revealed that he was prepared to sue Google and according to one NYMag source “doesn’t trust them at all.”

One reason for all the fear and loathing is that Google embodies one of the scariest trends for traditional media outlets — aggregation. Murdoch isn’t the only one who’s nervous. New York Times Chairman Arthur Sulzberger recently said he was okay with Google, with which the Times shares revenue on its stories, but that there was an important difference between fair use and theft.

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