From wire reports

Transmitters from missing turtle sought

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Satellite transmitters glued to the back of a turtle released into the South China Sea last year are beaming signals from an Indonesian coastal town - and scientists are offering $500 to anyone who can find them.

They believe the turtle - one of 12 released as part of an experiment to monitor their behavior - was illegally captured and killed for its meat. Still, scientists want to retrieve the devices to learn more about the threatened sea creatures.

"We are interested in bringing closure to this case," said C. H. Diong, a Singaporean zoologist taking part in the study. "We are only interested in the science, not the legality. We don't want to frighten anyone."

The Olive Ridley turtle, which can grow up to 2.5 feet long and weigh nearly 100 pounds, had two satellite-tracking devices about the size of a cigarette packet attached to its shell.

One gave out a final signal several weeks ago from a port town on the southern tip of Sumatra island, while the other continues to transmit from the coastal town of Krui, about 149 miles away.

The 12 turtles from three different species were raised in captivity and released to see how they would adapt in the wild. Findings will help in efforts to protect the creatures.

Diong said early data suggested that the animals did well in their natural environment: They had not lost their ability to swim long distances or dive deeply, and they were headed in the direction of other populations of their species.

"We put them out there and they knew instinctively that it was their home," he said. "It was great to see them swim off speedily without hesitation."

Penn State drops Napster for Ruckus music

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State's groundbreaking arrangement with Napster is over.

The university will turn to Ruckus Network Inc. this fall to allow all enrolled students at its 24 campuses to legally listen to the nearly 3 million songs available through the service. Penn State's ties to Napster will be severed in May.

The Napster partnership was the first of its kind when it was announced in November 2003. Students got legal access to streaming music and limited downloads through the Napster 2.0 service and could permanently download a copy for a compact disc or portable device for 99 cents a song.

The idea largely was to curb music piracy on campuses.

Besides offering more features, such as movies and other video, Ruckus will help Penn State save money.

The university had funded Napster through student fees, which came on top of the 99-cent download fees paid directly by students. With Ruckus, students will still pay for permanent downloads, but the university won't have to bear any other costs.

University spokesman Bill Mahon won't say how much it paid for Napster at the company's request.

Digg.com quits trying

NEW YORK (AP) - Operators of a Web site that ranks and displays items based on recommendations from its users relented this week in allowing people to post information and links on breaking the locks on high-definition DVDs.

Digg.com initially said allowing such messages could subject it to liability under the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Digg said that by law, it must respond to removal requests that came from the owners of the DVD copy-protection system.

But users rebelled against Digg's decision and simply posted the messages again every time they were deleted.

By late Tuesday, Digg co-founder Kevin Rose said the site would stop trying.

"Today was an insane day," Rose wrote in a company blog.

He said Digg agreed to the removal to "avoid a scenario where Digg would be interrupted or shut down."

"But now, after seeing hundreds of stories and reading thousands of comments, you've made it clear. You'd rather see Digg go down fighting than bow down to a bigger company," he wrote. "If we lose, then what the hell, at least we died trying."