FT.com / Media – Google looks to make peace with Murdoch

Eric Schmidt on talking to publishers about subscription models: “We have talked to Rupert and quite a few others. I think we currently have peace. We have talked to News Corp and other companies for a months on these sorts of things." Plus, suggestion that Google Checkout and Paypal are competing for roles as payments providers for paywall micropayments...

paidContent:UK: FT.com Takes Free Articles Away From Unregistered Users, Except Via Search

"[The Financial Times is] now ensuring that no free articles are on offer to non-registered users. ... While it’s closing stories off to directly-visiting users, with First-Click-Free it’s leaving the door ajar to search visitors, however. ... FT.com is set to trial day and week payments via PayPal."