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No matter what the Internet file-swappers say, information isn't free. Consider the article you're now reading. Most of the cost of producing it -- and the rest of the Globe, in print or online -- is borne by advertisers, who pay plenty for a chance to sell you their products. (Full Article: 846 Words)

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