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On 10/27, Rex Ballard answers Mike Gordon who answers Robin W., who wrote:
>>I see a lot of online services offering an abundance of wire info. I 
doubt many of them have special electronic redistribution agreements with 
these services.

The AP does have very specific agreements with commercial online services 
and tailored feeds for each one. 

AP has also recently drawn up guidelines for members' use of AP material 
in their online services. We're experimenting as the newspapers are and 
working out what would pricing structures would be equitable, not to 
mention profitable, to both sides. It's a question of balancing need 
to help members move ahead without losing our own franchise.

Who said the brave new world would be easy!

Ruth Gersh
rgersh@ap.org
personal posting 

      





From jvncnet!marketplace.com!owner-online-news Wed Nov  9 02:13:00 1994