Maybe the WSJ just doesn’t like all the traction Google News is getting, I don’t know and I don’t care, but hearing from the horse’s mouth is always the best recourse, so from the partially-quoted scholar Mr. Lessig and his own blog this morning: The made-up dramas of the Wall Street Journal.

For those who have no idea what I’m talking about, here are some snippets from this morning’s online version of the WSJ:

Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. have withdrawn quietly from a coalition formed two years ago to protect network neutrality. Each company has forged partnerships with the phone and cable companies. In addition, prominent Internet scholars, some of whom have advised President-elect Barack Obama on technology issues, have softened their views on the subject. Obama one year ago at Google HQ’s: “I will take a back seat to no one in my commitment to network neutrality.”