From The Register:

There may be signs that the Great Recession in the US is on the wane, but employers didn't get the memo and another 190,000 people lost their jobs in October.

One of the top copyright lawyers in the US takes Big Content to the woodshed in his new book, saying that "the Copyright Wars are a fight against our own children and it is a fight that says everything about the adults and very little about the children."

By Nate Anderson | Last updated November 3, 2009 11:31 PM CT

William Patry might not look from the outside like a man with a fire in his belly. A copyright lawyer for 27 years, Patry has written one of two definitive accounts of US copyright law (all 5,500 pages of Patry on Copyright can be yours for the low, low price of only $1,589). He served as a key counsel to the House of Representatives and is currently Senior Copyright Counsel at Internet behemoth Google.

From Guardian:

Online tool allows householders to monitor energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, thereby reducing consumption and saving money

A new treaty, similar to the Kyoto accord, will be ironed out in December. The worlds major industrial nations hope to use the treaty to keep the world safe,
Much uncertainty about new accord remains, though

Network World - Federal Communication Commission net neutrality rules have the potential to save businesses money in ways that range from heading off potential new Internet access charges to opening up low-cost, high-bandwidth services distinguished by superior quality of service.

By Tim Greene
October 23, 2009 11:01 AM ET
Computer World

While the FCC won't make final decisions until next spring at the earliest, its rule-making agenda that was approved Friday  prompts speculation on what the outcome might yield, and that includes the possibility of high-quality access at a low price. [Comments...]