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Highlights the advances in computer-to-paper technology as developed by E Ink Corp. Creation of electronic paper with real pages that can be leafed through, thumbed over and read on the beach; Growth of electronic display and imaging systems; Company's plan to market the technology to retailers, banks and other businesses.

Reports on the issue of copyright ownership in the era of online journalism. United States Supreme Court's hearing of the case, known as 'Tasini v. the New York Times Co.'; Content issues; License agreement between 'The Boston Globe' and its free-lancers; Growth of the intellectual property law industry; Blurring of property lines as writers battle papers and papers declare war on Web squatters.

This article reports on the emergence of the electronic journal versions of ink-and-paper periodicals "Harvard Business Review," "Popular Mechanics," and "Ad Age Global" in the U.S. Electronic distributors NewsStand, qMags, and Zinio Systems could provide an attractive alternative in light of rising paper and postal costs.

The article offers information on SciDetect, an open source software program designed to check for fake scientific papers, by international science and technology publisher Springer.

The article reports that U.S.-based "The Wall Street Journal" will announce an agreement with technology company PointCast Inc. to offer news and information free via the Internet. This marks the first time the journal will be available free online since the paper's Web site became subscription only last fall..

The article announces that the "Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CICSD)," a biannual peer-reviewed journal of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) in the U.S. will have its online and open-access version in 2010. The CICSD will appear on the NSSLHA Web site and current paid subscribers will still receive printed version until the expiry of their subscription. The CICSD will publish papers regarding speech, language and hearing disorders.

The article reports on the electronic periodical "Information Research." It covers a wide array of subjects including environmental scanning, virtual reference services and the enduring nature of traditional news sources. It contains peer-reviewed article and working papers as well as book and software reviews.