Let's get reciprocal (not); will Reuters' denial of contract renewals spark a trade war of sorts?(European Report)

From: Information Today | Date: September 1, 1997| Author: Poynder, Richard | Copyright information

A new word has entered the vocabulary of the online industry. The word is reciprocity, and it could spark a trade war among online providers and lead to anger and confusion for users. The villain of the piece is Reuters, which in June decided it would not renew the contracts it had with LEXIS-NEXIS and MAID to distribute its Textline database -- a move that has upset both providers.

Disregarding, for the moment, the oddity of a company turning away revenue at a time wh...

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