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Apparently you can be sued for pirating a movie by the recording industry, even if you don't own a computer or internet access - a retired woman in Germany found this out the hard way. We talk about SOPA and a workaround that could be used if SOPA is enacted. Universal Music Group shows their hand when they take down a video from Youtube that puts them in a bad light.

Ever heard an explanation of Star Wars in broken English? This week's "Oh Asia, You So Crazy!" shows us what that sounds like.

Announcements

 * New T-Shirt design in the Rumpus Store

Links

 * Retired, Computerless Woman Fined For Pirating ‘Hooligan’ Movie
 * US Threatened To Blacklist Spain For Not Implementing Site Blocking Law
 * German Hackers Propose Uncensorable Global Grid — With Satellites
 * GoDaddy Backs SOPA
 * If Apple Wins We All Lose
 * Google Wallet Stores Card Data In Plain Text
 * UMG claims “right to block or remove” YouTube videos it doesn’t own
 * Google Engineer Builds Ultimate LAN Party House

Oh Asia, You So Crazy!
Japanese Girl Practicing English Explains Star Wars

Science News
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