Some big corporations are sort of responsible for or are at least contributing to the illegal use, too.

AOL was assigned about 3 percent of the blame in terms of monetization. Next up, at 5 percent, was Audience Science. Then came the search industrys big three, with Microsoft placing third also at 5 percent, Yahoo coming in second at 19 percent, and Google topping the list at 53 percent.This finding is almost sure to spur on Rupert Murdoch and a few other media figures as they push for publishers to block Google. Even if theres not a direct line, it very much supports the concept that search companies steal money from news organizations.Still, there are valid arguments to be made about free publicity, and Googles been clear that its willing to cut off content producers upon request. Theres also its recent concession on the First Click Free front to consider.Related ArticlesMinds Of The Media Gather To Discuss The Future Of News 80 Of Consumers Would Not Pay For Content The Traffic News Corp.