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You can imagine what Jeff Jarvis thinks about the assertion of copyright by the Associated Press in its effort to prevent bloggers from freeloading quotes from the wireservice.    But this isn’t about Jarvis or Buzz Machine, his blog.  This about the distinction between media that subscribes to the AP and the “media” that, well, uh, does not, and the ongoing clash of financial models.  The question is, if big-time reporters for big-time media outlets can poach AP dispatches, why would those outlets need to subscribe?  

Jim Kennedy, the AP's director of strategic planning, said Monday that he planned to meet tomorrow (Thursday) with Robert Cox, president of the Media Bloggers Association, to talk about standards for online use of AP stories (by bloggers) that would protect AP content without discouraging bloggers from legitimately quoting from it.  

The watchword here is “legitimately”.