Along came AP on an otherwise slow day in June

The most ironic angle to surface so far in the AP vs Drudge Retort copyright/fair use flap is the suggestion of an ethical lapse in the New York Times' coverage of the tempest by failing to disclose it is among the "owners" of the news service.

Which leads me to a question: Who forgot newspaper media companies were the owners of the Associated Press first? The AP or the newspapers? Oh, well, that's a thought for another day.

The Knoxville News Sentinel's very own Michael Silence weighs in on AP v Drudge Retort with interviewer Ed Driscoll on Pajamas Media's 6 p.m. Thursday "PMJ Political" radio show on XM Channel #130. They also archive them.

If you're catching up:

• AP irony
• AP and the Media Bloggers Assoc.
• Comment on The NYTimes Is Conflicted And Wrong About The AP And ...
• AP vs. Drudge Retort: one tough question still unanswered
• Don't Blog with AP stories
• Randy Neal: AP, bloggers, and the fair use controversy
• AP's Arrogance: Something The Left And The Right Can Firmly Agree On
• Should AP Set Blogging Guidelines?
• AP Biting the Hand That Feeds (Traffic To) Them
• PaidContent.org | AP Wants Change In Blog Excerpting, Just Not Sure What
• AP Swings the Hammer
• To Excerpt The Associated Press or Not
• Media on HuffingtonPost.com: Fortune's Stanley Bing: 12 Bucks To Link To An AP Story?
• NewsTrust - Media - Today's Picks: Copyright: AP gets tough and bloggers get angry
• NewsTrust - Media - Today's Picks: AP to meet with blogging group to form guidelines
• NewsBusters.org: AP Goons Attack Drudge Retort
• Romenesko: AP plans to set guidelines for use of its articles on blogs
• Media on HuffingtonPost.com: Associated Press Plans To Crack Down On Bloggers
• NYT | Media and Advertising: The Associated Press to Set Guidelines for Using Its Articles
• Rexblog: Can you link to an AP story and include a brief excerpt? Yes, we can -- but don't