A Fierce Battle Ignites Between AP and Bloggers

Over the weekend the Drudge Retort received take down notifications from the Associated Press for republishing the title and first few sentences of a story. It has created an uproar around the blogosphere resulting in a boycott of AP content by bloggers. According to the New York Times, the Associated Press is looking to set guidelines for how their content will be used.

In the world of blogging there are not many guidelines for how content is reused.

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