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Apr 10 2009 10:10am EDT

First Bytes: Piracy Online and Off

France strikes down internet piracy law. (Reuters)

Meanwhile, actual pirates strike down hostage rescue attempts and some maritime experts are saying ships need better technology (read: guns) to prevent attacks. (AP, Christian Science Monitor)

Google is expected to post gains in sales and earnings next week. (Marketwatch)

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, and YouTube auditions. (Wall Street Journal)

Snoop Dogg hosts his own live Web show featuring bong hits, old school rap, and thirty minute interludes of staring at a poster on the back wall while he walks away entirely. (Boing Boing)



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