@mister_monster @Wetrix perhaps you're right, I read 'pay news media for use of their content ...' and figured that was the main aim, but it may be more of a protectionist strategy, need to read more about it. It seems to me that they aren't paying royalties for the content currently, which the media companies might have let slide before but in the wake of this crisis they could really use the money, so its become more of an issue.