The solution to the news industry's problems - squeeze every penny out of the content you get your few remaining staff to produce for you.
That's my take on the views of the American Press Institute.
Other folk are doing a great job explaining how this is pretty much a declaration of war on the open web.
But for every big corporation buying lobbyists who buy politicians, there are thousands of people using that open web to come together and to stand up for a new, networked, co-operative vision of the future:
On Twitter I said I think the API's on a hiding to nothing. I really believe it.
On another point, I was interested to read this.
Evidence to support my thought that an online news community might need some professional help and encouragement?