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The article reports on the evidence of plagiarizing in papers bought from companies including, Term Paper Relief and SuperiorsPaper.com by the newspaper "The New York Times." The content of the papers was borrowed from other material already available on the websites. It gives reference of another article commenting on impulsive buying.

How much is this sentence worth? This paragraph? This column? Would copying and replicating it elsewhere enhance its value -- or diminish it? Questions about who owns content became a jump ball last week. The struggle results from a rethinking of business models that have existed almost since the birth of print. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the local newspaper, "The Lawrence Journal-World" of Lawrence, Kansas. Comments of Dolph C. Simons Jr., editor and publisher of "The Journal-World" and chairman of the World Company, the newspaper's parent; Web site of the paper and related Web sites; Background on this small-town paper, which emphasizes small-town news; The Simons family's media monopoly; Goals of the paper; History of the town; Role of Simons as a consolidator of local news and information services; Attitudes of print reporters and their editors; Lawrence's rich literary tradition; Offerings from the company, including local freedom-of-information requests; Difficulties persuading readers to interact with online display advertisements.