Cultural divide?

As Mr. Springer is quoted as saying at the end of this story: Germans are print centric; Americans may be online centric. No matter what Axel Springer, the head of the largest daily in Germany, explains is that aggregators need to pay a licensing fee -- which is a copyright law issue, essentially -- just as a radio stations pay a licensing fee to aggregate music, etc. Everyone should read this. Another gem in the story is the observation that "a highly industrialized society" cannot function on rumor, instead of solid reporting.