A ruling was held against the "Meltwater News Service" that using articles from the Associated Press as a "clipping service" violated copyright. Meltwater is a 12 year old service that helped clients monitor how they are covered in the press.

A somewhat hopeful article pointing out that the interest in e-book readers is leveling off while print continues, and that if anything things such as online self-publishing have helped as it reduces the risk for commercial publishers in recruiting new authors.

What to expected and what some tech writers would like to see in "Windows Blue," the next release of Windows scheduled for this Summer of Fall. Notable it Microsoft is trying to move to yearly updates of Windows and is enhancing the touchscreen and tiled "Metro" interface. It's not clear if "Blue: will be a point update such as Windows 8.1 or if it will be considered a new version altogether.

An article that makes some good points about copyright, namely that the information we need to access, repair, or modify equipment we own is often copyrighted in itself. Which means by virtue of copyright we are unable to access the service manuals, error codes, or diagnostic tools we need to do anything with a technological device. The author makes a point that while works of art may be restricted by we own a performance right to it, physical objects we own outright.

An opinion piece about the erosion of privacy in social media and the lives public figures. While it offers a summary of the status quo, I'm not too sure if the idea we're moving to "Global Village" is correct.

An article that covers some open access and peer reviewed projects such as the Public Library of Science (www.plos.org) and ultimately makes the conclusion that research should be free because no part of the process should cost very much, and some of the hold up is academia not considering open access journals "prestigious" enough to merit tenure. I would agree in principle, especially if commercial publishers are removed from the equation. However, a lot of applied science and research relies on funding that may involve copyrighted or trademarked material, so some research will always be restricted.

A twofold interest in this article, one that we forget we don't own or manage website content services. With older software installed on a PC we could continue as long as it was supported or useful, an online service can simply be pulled. The other is that with multiple sources and sites now that aggregate material RSS feeds may finally be declining in popularity and use.

Another article about what may be the short term existence of dedicated e-readers compared to tablets. Realistically an e-reader only offers a lightweight dedicated platform and for some models an e-Ink display that isn't practical for most tablets that do video and color.

A set of recommendations from BOAI (Budapest Open Access Initiative) for open access to research, including self archiving and open access journals.

Two important new developments in access to public funded research, the FASTR Act that requires copies of articles done under NIH research to be deposited into PubMed, and a White House directive for federal agencies to develop public access policies for research and digital data.

I'm not certain if all these are necessary (such as a personal voice in social media) but others are (creating a basic mobile website) and show some of the ideas currently in vogue.

Some of the latest developments in the ongoing copyright infringement case with Georgia State going back to 2008. A judge last year had granted a nearly complete victory ruling that only 5 of the 99 instances broke copyright. However, the ruling has been appealed and there is some question if the DOJ may file a brief siding with the publishers.

A hopeful article about the manuscripts in Timbuktu. Many historical manuscripts have been kept in private collections or libraries and never been transcribed, and several have been burned during the ongoing civil war.

In good news for readers and libraries, Macmillan, the last of five major publishers in an anti-trust lawsuit, have settled with the DOJ. This means that retailers can begin discounting digital titles they have for sale. Apple is the only publisher still outstanding in the lawsuit.

An interesting article about how the Warsaw Ghetto in World War Two was carefully documented and stored in metal milk cans in the foundations of buildings; the largest cache of which still has not been found.

An interesting technical development of a flexible "PaperTab" that allows both handling of documents like paper but also allows each "tab" (equivalent to a sheet) to to be used like a touchscreen and to share data by tapping them together. Intriguing, but I noticed a computer cable connected to each Tab which means several would require a mess of wiring, and the display contrast wasn't impressive.

A brief video from the ALA about eBooks, mainly useful for information resources the ALA provides about eBooks.

An interesting article that mentions slightly over half of Americans 16 or over have visited a library in the past year, and that the proportions of patrons who felt collections should be moved to make way for tech centers and cultural events was less than those who wanted to keep books. Some interesting ideas libraries have started to use include Redbox style lending machines and Rokus with accounts for Internet streaming video services already on them.

An interesting blog about various approaches to visualizing archival data sets and large cultural collections.

A blog post that examines why some currently in fashion technologies such as 3D printers may not be suitable for libraries--namely because they look at creating a physical product rather information.