Some popular free Web services are playing both sides of the fence when it comes to protecting consumers from pesky marketers, offering to block junk e-mail while they help advertisers push promotions into customers' in-boxes. [CNET.com]

"The consumer electronics maker is using electronic ink in its new e-book, marking one of the first applications of the next-generation display technology." [CNet]

In the latest court decision favoring small businesses in domain name disputes, a federal judge has ruled that Volkswagen of America cannot stop an Internet service provider from using the address VW.net. By Patricia Jacobus. [News.com]

Stan Smith of Salem, Oregon, had never heard of junk email, let alone "spam" or any laws banning it. He just wanted to spread the word about Tahitian noni juice, which he says is pretty much a miracle cure for a wide variety of ailments. [CNET]

Analysis, by Stephen Shankland. [CNET News.com]

Responding to part of story by CBS Marketwatch that caused intense criticism from Linux community, McBride said targeting Torvalds is unlikely. [CNET News.com]

SCO and SuSE issue bullish statements on their business prospects, though estranged business partners sit on opposite sides of Linux fence. Dropping Linux will help SCO business, says CEO Darl McBride. [CNET News.com]

It says its $1 billion lawsuit will be costly and may have unintended effects that may harm their business: legal fees may rise greatly, revenue from joint ventures with IBM and partners may fall, IBM may have customers shun SCO products. [CNET News.com]

SCO expands its battle over Linux by pledging to revoke Unix contract held by high-end computer maker Silicon Graphics, Inc., due to SGI donating XFS file system software to Linux. [CNET]

Found contract clause may aid potential legal claims against Linux users; SCO said 1996 amendment to contract by which Novell sold many of its Unix assets appears to give SCO claim to some Unix copyrights. [CNET News.com]