AP expands on their original plan and has decided that it now owns all words and the alphabet.

Bloggers Must Pay For Using Words (AP*)

AP* spokesperson Kutoffyernose Spiteyerphace announced the daring new plan at a news conference earlier today.

“It has become increasingly clear that in today’s business climate companies must look at new and innovative ways to increase revenue. Let’s face it,” Spiteyerphace said, “paying people like Christopher Newton and Jamil Hussein isn’t cheep.”

While some details remain to be worked out, the basic plans asserts ownership of, “all letters, words, and phrases.”

According to Spiteyerphace, “As we were looking at our business plan we realized that we are really in the word business. People have been using words for years and we have been denied our fair share of the revenue.”

When asked about the “Fair Use” provision of U.S. Copyright law (Chapter 1, § 107) which states in part, “[T]he fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” Spiteyerphace responded, “Clearly the federal government owes us for those 49 words. I expect a check very soon.”

*Another Planet

Michelle Malkin says that the AP owes her $132,125. Thanks for the link, Michelle (The currency of the blogosphere) and welcome to her readers.