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2:36AM Jesus Diaz | Michael Fricklas is Viacom’s general counsel, the company’s top lawyer. I can’t tell if he actually felt bad when he said the above at a recent meeting with Yale Law students. I kind of feel an evil, dark smile inside. More »
Viacom Top Lawyer On Obliterating Peer-to-Peer Users
2:36AM Jesus Diaz | Michael Fricklas is Viacom’s general counsel, the company’s top lawyer. I can’t tell if he actually felt bad when he said the above at a recent meeting with Yale Law students. I kind of feel an evil, dark smile inside. More » 
Music
It’s Still True: Music Pirates Buy More Music
4:00AM Jack Loftus | We’ve been here before, so no long post necessary, but it’s worth mentioning, again, that illegal downloaders, the alleged scourge of the music industry, are really the ones who buy the most music. More »
Random Stuff
Liveblogging Couple’s Pirate Captors May Have Been Apprehended
1:16PM Rosa Golijan | Seven Somali pirates who may have played a role in the kidnapping of liveblogging couple, Paul and Rachel Chandler, are currently in the custody of the European Union. Their involvement is still unproven and the Chandlers remain missing. More »
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Pirates May Have Captured Around-The-World Liveblogging Couple
9:03AM Rosa Golijan | Paul and Rachel Chandler are a couple to envy. Still very much in love in their mid-50s and spending their days liveblogging sailing trips around the world. Sailing trips through pirate-infested waters where they may have been captured. More »
Toys
Incredible Mindstorms NXT Theatre Creates Pirate Battle On Lego Seas
10:00AM Jack Loftus | First of all, this whole motorised Lego theatre set up is legit. Skip to about 2:30 for a behind-the-scenes look at how it all works. Second of all, this is absolutely amazing. More »
Random Stuff
Video Of the Navy Capturing a Pirate Mothership
8:00AM Sean Fallon | We already showed you a hijacking from the pirate’s perspective, and now it’s time to turn the tables and see what it’s like to be on a Navy force taking control of a pirate mothership. More »
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Pirate Bay Founders Plan a DDo$ Attack on the IFPI
12:30PM Andi Wang | After the Pirate Bay founders were fined $US3.5 million, they swore they wouldn’t cough up a single cent. Instead, they’ve come up with a DDo$ plan of attack that’ll cost the IFPI instead of themselves. More »
Software
Pirated Copies of Windows 7 Will Still Get Windows Updates
8:00AM Matt Buchanan | Conficker spread via PCs that weren’t updated with security patches, and not wanting to be at fault for
Weapons
The Pentagon’s EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
3:30PM Dan Nosowitz | The EXACTO (EXtreme ACcuracy Tasked Ordnance) rifle will conceivably be able to fire accurately at far longer distances than are possible now by combating weather with self-guiding bullets. Yes, you read that right. More »
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