Blogging: Excerpting/Stealing

[BudweiserCeltic]

Just got this link off Bill Simmons' twitter:

Excellent read from Wash Post about my single biggest pet peeve w/ blogging: excerpting/stealing. http://tinyurl.com/mgbwdn
about 1 hour ago from web 

 

It links to an article in the Washington Post about his views on blogging and how they handle articles from other sources (posting excerpts, quotes, and full articles).

I think it's a pretty good read, and I think he makes a very good case. Me as a consumer, I don't care much about it since the less clicks I make, the better for me. But his point is very valid, particularly on how many blogs practice posting full articles with little refference to the source material.

So what's the opinion of you guys here?