The article describes a company named Righthaven that purchases the rights to stories and images from newspapers. It then sues anyone who uses the material without copyright clearance. They seem to specialize in non-corporate infringers who are likely to settle before a trial. Bloggers beware!
The article describes the high technology war on cheating in colleges. I wonder if it really is working. Wouldn't it be better to restructure courses to make cheating less profitable?
The article highlights the contributions of volunteers to improve and add data to online mapping systems. It also has the web addresses of resources like Open Street Map