The Associated Press’s announcement of a news registryto “track and tag all AP content” to “assure compliance with terms of use” has stirred a lot of discussion. From techies to journalists, it’s unclear how the registry will work, whether it will do what AP claims, and how it will fit in with copyright law and the culture of the Web.

The Associated Press’s announcement of a news registryto “track and tag all AP content” to “assure compliance with terms of use” has stirred a lot of discussion. From techies to journalists, it’s unclear how the registry will work, whether it will do what AP claims, and how it will fit in with copyright law and the culture of the Web.

The news registry was announced as part of the AP’s initiative to “protect news content from misappropriation online.” Bloggersworried that AP was after them, spurred by AP CEO Tom Curley’s statement toThe New York Times that the registry would be used toregulate even the use of a headline and a link to an article. Others at the AP, however, have said that the news organization hasno problem with people quoting its content in the course of blogging.

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