Ober's new IP Watch is out, here's my lede:
The wonder of the internet is the speed and ease with which it allows us to share information. Before it can be shared, however, this information must be produced or procured and producing this original content takes time and money. As media companies move to monetize their online publishing, "free-riding" by blogs that reuse content to channel traffic to their own sites is increasingly challenged. As print advertising declines, media companies are less willing to simply give content and traffic away. ...
