do sites have to pay to republish news leads and/or stories?

Question

ie

http://geminientertainment.biz/
http://slate.com/
http://inc.com/

Answer 1

Sites that do such things need to make arrangements with the copyright holders or agents acting on behalf of the copyright holders. Arrangements may include monetary compensation, or promotional consideration. The size of the site's audience will determine how much the copyright holder will want.