She Wants Me to Come, But I'm Never Going There

Allow me to quote a piece by the AP in its entirety:

Article:	AP NewsAlert	Need Assistance? Click "Chat Now" to chat with a Live Operator.                                           Chat Now No Thanks!
Copyright:	2008 Associated Press
Publication:	Associated Press

Excerpt for Web Use License parts of this article for republishing on your website or intranet. Pricing based on the number of words excerpted.

Excerpts are priced by the word.

words Fees 5-25 $ 12.50 26-50 $ 17.50 51-100 $ 25.00 101-250 $ 50.00 251 and up $ 100.00 words Fees 5-25 $ 7.50 26-50 $ 12.00 51-100 $ 25.00 101-250 $ 50.00 251 and up $ 75.00 To qualify for educational pricing you must be a teacher, administrator or student at an accredited educational institution and certify that you will use this article solely for educational purposes. words Fees 5-25 $ 7.50 26-50 $ 12.00 51-100 $ 25.00 101-250 $ 50.00 251 and up $ 75.00 To qualify for non-profit pricing you must represent a government-qualified non-profit organization and certify that you will use this article solely for non-profit purposes.

This applies to blog comments as well.

The official Whiskey Fire position on paying $12.50 for five words is "bite me."

What pisses me off the most about this is that it gives Jeff Jarvis a plausible excuse to wage Nerd Jihad:

Remember, AP, you declared war on the bloggers. Remember that.

Oh, brother. Blog triumphalism gives me hives. Thanks a lot, AP for making me side with Jeff Jarvis. This, I do not forgive. Feh.

I'm claiming fair use for the thing above, by the way. But I will probably be sued regardless. Admire me for my Heroism and so forth.