Tulsa, Oklahoma software developer and blogger Michael Bates is being threatened by his town's newspaper, the Tulsa World. The charge? Excerpting copyrighted material (not illegal), and linking to the newspaper's web site (again, not illegal). Wow. Can you say, "Stupid?". The blog world is a bit irate over this, understandably. I think the Tulsa World didn't really have a clue about the hornet's nest they knocked over. They probably said to themselves, "What's up with this hornet's nest? This one doesn't look that bad. I bet my friends would think I was a badass if I gave this a good kick. Maybe my second cousin, Susie, will even go to the dance with me. Maybe I could even make it to second base. Yep."