NY Times to offer TimesSelect free of charge

The New York Times announced that it willoffer TimesSelect subscription service free of charge, which had kept older articles and its roster of op-ed writers in a pay-to-view area of its website, opting instead to open its archives to potential advertising revenue.

The TimesSelect service cost users $7.95 per month or $49.95 per year.

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Should a newspaper be a social network?

In light of USAToday's re-design, should a newspaper be a social network?

1. Yes, newspapers should become social networks

2. No, leave the social networking to MySpace, Facebook, KickApps

Google Loses Newspaper Copyright Case

Google lost in a copyright case where Belgian newspapers accused Google of infringement for posting their news articles without permission.

The court also ordered Google to pay a fine of about $32,400 for each day it did not comply with the ruling, down from an earlier ruling in September that put the fine at $1.3 million a day.

Google said it will appeal the ruling.

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