Newspapers print paper. They aren't in the business of making websites. Just like buggy whip manufacturers, they're a relic of the past.

Associated Press, which is a collective of newspapers, is in the role of MPAA/RIAA, because they believe that they have ownership of facts. This isn't the first time they got into trouble about their business model:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press_v._United_Stat...