AP Says Blogging Issue 'Settled' But No Guidelines Issued

New York, NY (AHN) - The AP said Thursday it considers its copyright claims against a blogger "settled" and a conflict with bloggers resolved.

In a statement released, the news organization said it held discussions with Roger Cadenhead, the operator of the Drudge Retort, a liberal political blog the AP demanded remove seven excerpts of news stories. "Both parties consider the matter closed," the AP said.

Additionally, the news provider said it has resolved a dispute with blogger's quoting excerpts and has agreed to meet with "interested parties" without outlining any changes in policy. Earlier this week, the AP said it would meet with the Media Bloggers Association to develop some guidelines.

Cadenhead said he spent two hours with AP lawyers to locate what user comments were problematic. However, the operator of the blog said he wouldn't discuss details of the meeting until the AP releases guidelines the organization earlier this week said it wanted to develop.

In a hint that the battle with bloggers isn't over, Candenhead wrote on his blog that "we're headed for a Napster-style battle on the issue of fair use" if AP guidelines he's seen don't change.

In related news, high profile tech blogger Michael Arrington said he has sent the AP a bill for a passage of a blog post the news unit used when reporting on the issue.

A Huffington Post blogger also wrote Friday that a story she wrote about the impact of security regulations for gays was used by the AP without attribution.