A recent Wired News entry claims that virtual learning platforms Blackbord and iParadigms have called a truce after brief legal action. Here's a blurb:

"Blackboard had filed a lawsuit against iParadigms after that company sent letters to Blackboard informing officials there about iParadigms' new patent covering its plagiarism-detection software. Blackboard, which had just acquired plagiarism-detection software of its own, took the letters as a legal threat and filed a "pre-emptive" lawsuit against iParadigms to prevent being sued itself."

After the pre-emptive lawsuit was filed, the companies worked out their differences outside of court. This is definitely an interesting switch in roles, as Blackboard has been known for fighting hard to prevent others from creating similar virtual learning platforms.

Read the Wired News entry here: Blackboard and iParadigms Call a Truce.