Win for Journalism

A federal court judge sides with the AP over a company that strips original content for its own profit without paying up.

Here's the crucial argument of the ruling:

Paraphrasing James Madison, the world is indebted to the press for triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression [...] Permitting Meltwater to take the fruit of AP’s labor for its own profit, without compensating AP, injures AP’s ability to perform this essential function of democracy.