Perhaps it would be useful to think of the issue this way: when we write a story, our readers are free to respond and we provide them a venue to do so.

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With rare exceptions, newspapers have accustomed their readers to expect digital editions to be free.

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The adventures, new and old, of the X-Men, Spider-Man and the Avengers would be available free, and the first issues would make it easier for new readers to follow.

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He conscripted 30 of his most ardent fans to be "beta" readers who edit early drafts of his books for free.

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The big news was the addition of language declaring that bloggers who accept free merchandise or services from companies they write about must reveal that to their readers or be found in violation of the law.

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