The E.U. and the U.K. are usually more diligent the the U.S. in protecting the privacy of the public, but not in this case of cooperation between ISPs and a the manufacturer of an invasive targeted marketing device.
A math journal published by Elsevier published over 300 research articles written by the Editor-in-Chief. The articles appear to have bypassed the peer-review process entirely.
A worthwhile educational site on Copyright and useful balance to educational programs from trade groups for publishers, music companies and film companies.
"As a federal trial judge, Sotomayor ruled in 1997 that newspaper publishers were not violating copyrights by putting their freelancers' work into electronic databases."