Pirate Bay Team Sentenced to Jail:

A Swedish court has found the four men behind file-sharing site The Pirate Bay guilty of infringing copyright law, sentencing them to a year each in jail and ordering them to pay £3 million ($4.5 million) in damages to 17 entertainment companies including Warner Bros (TWI), Sony Music Entertainment (SNE), EMI and Columbia Pictures. The media companies had been seeking $17.5 million.

     Captain Kidnapped by Pirates on his Way Home:

Richard Phillips’ crew missed out on a reunion with him. His hometown won’t. Balloons, “Welcome Home” signs and spirits are up as the small Vermont town where the freed sea captain lives gears up to welcome the “biggest celebrity in Underhill.” Phillips was scheduled to return Friday afternoon on a chartered flight arriving at Burlington International Airport.

     My theory is that the only reason we’re actually hearing about this in the news is that the media people are getting a kick out of reporting on pirates. I think backstage, they’re secretly giggling their asses off.
     Obama and the Torture Memos at Crooks&Liars — This one links to a couple of articles about the memos the Obama administration just released, involving Bush’s torture protocols. The Obama administration claims they won’t prosecute these guys. My question: Why the hell not?!
     And, on the lighter side, funny eBay auctions, including the standard soul for sale, a hair from the “world’s most perfect man”, and a “male chastity . . . thing”.