Jason, that is a good point. That's why, in my mind, some of the annoyance I hear about how smaller blogs don't have a "fair" piece of the ad pie is completely silly. What do they offer that others don't? How can they grow to be sustainable and deliver advertisers a reputable, buying audience? If they are a "me too" blog without a unique streak, the answer is not good. - Louis Gray

"But it's a good debate to have because it shows that in the tech blogosphere, many who live in glass houses are throwing stones." -- that closing paragraph is exactly why its a poorly written article. What would have been great is if he had found and quoted bloggers who are living in those glass houses, i.e. supported "steal everything" and then got upset when their feeds were scraped. In fact, I don't think (with one rare exception yesterday) I've run across a single example. - Tony Hung