==> WEB INCHES ALONG FROM FOR-FREE TO FOR-FEE

Although the vast majority of content on the Web is still free, an

increasing number of sites are requiring visitors to pay subscriber fees

for at least some of the content they’re providing. NASCAR races are no

longer offered free on the Web, and recently ABC News has ended its free

video; now CNN has decided to phase out free video clips on its news,

sports, and financial sites. The general manager of CNN rival Foxsports.com

is sympathetic with CNN’s decision: “I don’t think the future is too far

off where most sites will turn off a lot of the freeness. The big companies

that support Web sites are going to take a very hard look ­- can we afford

to continue losing $100 million to $150 million a year on this thing?”

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