Parasitic aggregators

Free-riding is ubiquitous. Parasitic aggregators reprint or rewrite newspaper stories, making the originator redundant and drawing ad revenue away from newspapers at rates the publishers can't match.

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Parasitic aggregators
Example of Newser
Example of The Daily Beast
Parasitism arises from rewrites that corral attention
Unfair competition
Unjust enrichment
Newspapers are free-riding on the aggregators links
Reporters and publishers are not originators
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