• A Search Engine for Government Spending
  Congress passes measure to create tool that will expose where your tax dollars go.
  
• MS, Customers Play DRM Cat and Mouse
  Engadget reports on the continuing saga of FairUse4WM, a Windows Media DRM evasion tool.
  
• NYT: Music Fans Turning Away From Traditional Gatekeepers
  "All told, music consumers are increasingly turning away from the traditional gatekeepers and looking instead to one another -- to fellow fans, even those they've never met -- to guide their choices."
  
• Fan-to-Fan Recommendations in MySpace
  Over two million unsigned bands can now sell music via their fans' pages on MySpace.
  
• Amazon's UnBox Is Underwhelming
  Yet another DRM-laden online video service.
  
• Democracy Player Is Unreal
  In a good way -- a one-of-a-kind, free, open source Internet TV platform.