The Associated Press is now demanding $12.50 to use 5-25 words in quotes from its stories on blogs. Presumably, 4 words or less is still allowable.

According to the Associated Press story…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated

Press, following criticism from

bloggers over an AP

assertion of copyright, plans

to meet this week

with a bloggers’ group

to help form guidelines

under which AP news

stories could be quoted

online.