The Associated Press has been sending signals for months that it intends to get serious about ensuring its content isn't freely shared. Now it has seemingly set a rate card, and it's a strong message to those who would cut and paste its material.
Mashable
obtained the rate card, which takes effect supposedly when bloggers or others use more than five words of an AP story. The charge: $12.50 for those five words.
A sliding scale rises to $100 for the use of more than 250 words. There are some discounts for educational and non-profit sectors.
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