Google's blog recently announced a change-up to the way users read news content from Google.

Instead of consumers having complete access to newspaper publisher content, newspapers can now limit the number of pages a consumer reads per day (five). This access will be free of charge.

In addition to this new system, publishers can sign up for something called 'First Click Free'. This program will index the publisher's news articles, providing consumers with access to the full article. From there, the news site can present consumers with paid/subscription links.

Full details of the changes can be seen here. Could Rupert Murdoch's opposition to Google's crawling methods have something to do with the changes?