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Jailed members of Pussy Riot are expected be freed months ahead of when their prison terms are due to end. Russian lawmakers on Wednesday approved an amnesty law that would clear an immediate path of freedom for Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/gwm3q6oNatI[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/gwm3q6oNatI/la-et-ms-russian-amnesty-law-brings-pussy-riot-members-closer-to-freedom-20131218,0,191556.story]View the full article[/url]

[img]http://torrentfreak.com//images/aradilogo.jpg[/img]In August 2007, Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN [url="http://torrentfreak.com/more-bittorrent-trackers-shut-down-owners-cover-blown/"]caused the closure[/url] of six torrent sites operating from local host LeaseWeb. One of the sites, the popular AradiTracker, was soon back online. One year later and it appeared that history was repeating itself when a notice appeared on the site’s homepage warning that the tracker had been shut down by “the powers that be.” Unlike the previous year’s closure, this time it was made clear that the site would not return. AradiTracker had operated since May 2005, gathering a few thousand members in its first months of operations up to a peak of around 37,000, but it was the 2008 raids carried out by police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft that finally ended its operations. In action against the owner of AradiTracker, Hugh Reid of Northern Ireland, police [url="http://torrentfreak.com/the-inside-story-of-the-araditracker-shutdown-081221/"]seized all computer related equipment[/url] from the 70-year-old’s home and place of work. Three weeks later police and Trading Standards officers raided a second person, Reid’s son-in-law Marcus Lewis, at his home in North Wales. [b]The AradiTracker shutdown notice displayed in 2008[/b] [img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/aradishut.png[/img] Five years later in 2013, both Reid and Lewis were pleading guilty to distributing items protected by copyright law. The prosecution, who framed AradiTracker’s activities as a “movie theft” operation, said that the site received so much money that PayPal refused to process any more transactions. The cash coming in, donations given by the site’s members, was described in court as the users “buying” counterfeit content. Judge Philpott, who said the behavior of the men was “nothing less than theft”, noted that people suffer due to copyright infringement. “There are people who work here locally who work to make films locally in this jurisdiction and in others as well,” the judge said. “There are also the people who work in cinemas, the people who distribute DVDs who are all affected by copyright infringements.” Noting that Lewis had a clean record, the judge at Belfast Crown Court handed both men two year prison sentences, suspended for two years. According to a [url="http://www.belfastdaily.co.uk/2013/12/17/pair-escape-jail-over-internet-movie-scam/"]local report[/url], that money – said to be £33,000 – will become the subject of a confiscation hearing next month. Reid’s lawyer said his client “had the means” to settle the matter in full. Source: [url="http://torrentfreak.com"]TorrentFreak[/url], for the latest info on [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/copyright-issues/"]copyright[/url], [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/pirate-talk/"]file-sharing[/url] and [url="http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-that-take-your-anonymity-seriously-2013-edition-130302/"]VPN services[/url]. [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=0Cix8fchWQA:iXJVuGozqkg:yIl2AUoC8zA"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA[/img]</img>[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=0Cix8fchWQA:iXJVuGozqkg:D7DqB2pKExk"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?i=0Cix8fchWQA:iXJVuGozqkg:D7DqB2pKExk[/img]</img>[/url][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~4/0Cix8fchWQA[/img] [url=http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/0Cix8fchWQA/]View the full article[/url]

Charlie Sheen tells TMZ ... the people who guided his career have parted company with him NOT because they were fed up -- it was "mutual."Charlie's lawyer, Jake Bloom, his publicist, Larry Solters and his manager, Mark Burg all said sayonara to… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/charlie-sheen-manager-lawyer-publicist-quit-statement/]View the full article[/url]

When we first met Mac Miller he was a teenage rap machine whose concerns orbited around cutting school, partying and the Nikes on his feet, but the Pittsburgh prodigy has grown immensely since his 2010 break out mixtape K.I.D.S. (Kickin' Incredibly Dope Sh--). Anyone unconvinced need look no further than Live From Space, Mac's new live album which he released on Tuesday (December 17). The material for the 14-track LP was compiled from different stops on Mac's 2012 The Space Migration Tour, where he showcased music mostly from his June 18 studio album Watching Movies With the Sound Off. "I've been wanting to do a live album for a while. I think the music just happened," Mac told MTV News of the project. Hear him explain in the video above. [url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/12/18/mac-miller-thought-the-time-was-right-for-live-from-space-album/]View the full article[/url]

"Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson is blasting gays ... and not in the usual Bible-thumping way -- instead he's going off about the benefits of vagina as compared to a man's a**hole.Robertson went on a rant about religion,… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-vagina-better-than-man-anus-gq-homophobia/]View the full article[/url]

The power singer shows a laid-back side in 'Loved Me Back to Life' that even includes some R&B.<br/><br/>Celine Dion was on a Studio City soundstage last week, rehearsing for her performance on a holiday TV special. Ne-Yo had joined the French Canadian singer to run through "Incredible," a duet from Dion's new album, but almost as soon as she'd tilted her head back to unleash a flurry of octave-scaling notes, an abashed expression flashed across her face.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/56BS1XtK90o[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/56BS1XtK90o/la-et-ms-celine-dion-life-album-20131218,0,4553951.story]View the full article[/url]

Martha Stewart threw some serious shade on wanna-be Gwyneth Paltrow ... scoffing at our photog's question ... Who's the better lifestyle coach?Watch Martha blanche at the question, as if the conclusion is painfully obvious.Her answer has merit --… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/martha-stewart-gwyneth-paltrow-lifestyle-coach-video/]View the full article[/url]

[img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/hydrabay.jpg[/img]The past week has been a busy one for The Pirate Bay’s IT department, with the site skipping from domain to domain every other day. After pressure from anti-piracy group BREIN the notorious BitTorrent site first [url="http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-moves-to-ac-after-domain-name-seizure-131210/"]lost its .SX domain[/url]. In a response The Pirate Bay moved to Ascension Island’s .AC ccTLD, and facing another suspension it [url="http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-docks-in-peru-new-system-will-make-domains-irrelevant-131212/"]switched to Peru’s .PE domain[/url] a few days later. However, TPB did not receive a warm welcome in Peru either. The Pirate Bay team has informed TorrentFreak that the .PE domain was suspended a few hours ago, without prior warning. This means that the site had to switch to the fourth domain in a week, and this time it settled for [url="http://thepiratebay.gy"]thepiratebay.gy[/url], using the Guyana based [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gy"].GY ccTLD[/url]. It’s unclear for how long the Co-operative Republic of Guyana will allow the site to use its domain name, but TPB is ready to relocate again if needed. “We have some 70 domain names left, so eventually we will find one that sticks,” a Pirate Bay insider told TorrentFreak. “A few domains have been prepared so we can switch over whenever’s needed.” Through court cases and informal threats the entertainment industries are working hard to render The Pirate Bay unavailable. Despite these efforts the site remains online, and the most recent domain suspensions do not seem to bother the site’s operators too much. The site’s traffic has dropped approximately 15% in recent days, but The Pirate Bay expects that this will eventually rebound as people find the site’s new home. According to TPB it remains easy to access the site as the old .SE and .ORG domains still redirect to the new domain. “Just Google for it,” the Pirate Bay team told us. [b]Google Recommends Thepiratebay.org[/b] [img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/theporg.png[/img] Interestingly, Google appears to be tired of all the domain switches and the search engine now simply lists thepiratebay.org as the top result, instead of the newer domains. According to TPB roughly 10% of all visitors to the site now access it through proxies, which are unaffected by the domain hopping. And even when all domain names and proxies are exhausted, people can directly use the IP-address [url="http://194.71.107.80/"]194.71.107.80[/url], although that currently doesn’t support logins for security reasons. As we reported last week, the torrent site eventually hopes to move to a P2P browser model where [url="http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-docks-in-peru-new-system-will-make-domains-irrelevant-131212/"]domain names will be irrelevant[/url]. They are currently developing a special BitTorrent-powered application, which lets users store and distribute The Pirate Bay and other websites on their own computers, making it impossible for third parties to block them. Until then, the domain name Whack-A-Mole is expected to continue. Source: [url="http://torrentfreak.com"]TorrentFreak[/url], for the latest info on [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/copyright-issues/"]copyright[/url], [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/pirate-talk/"]file-sharing[/url] and [url="http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-that-take-your-anonymity-seriously-2013-edition-130302/"]VPN services[/url]. [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=B4_4_V6CcOw:R1aZ97qQjXU:yIl2AUoC8zA"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA[/img]</img>[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=B4_4_V6CcOw:R1aZ97qQjXU:D7DqB2pKExk"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?i=B4_4_V6CcOw:R1aZ97qQjXU:D7DqB2pKExk[/img]</img>[/url][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~4/B4_4_V6CcOw[/img] [url=http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/B4_4_V6CcOw/]View the full article[/url]

Dwight Yoakam's plane was on fire ... IN THE AIR! That mayday call from the pilot triggered an emergency at Van Nuys Airport, where the runway was cleared and the fire department nervously waited.Yoakam and 9 others were on board the… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/dwight-yoakam-plane-emergency-landing-van-nuys-airport/]View the full article[/url]

Lamar Odom can't be that torn up over his impending divorce, because he was out training hard yesterday for what he still believes will be an NBA comeback to save his legacy.We know what Lamar is saying ... he believes he could be back on an NBA… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/lamar-odom-photo-training-basketball-legacy/]View the full article[/url]

Porsha Williams has NOT been fired from "Real Housewives of Atlanta" ... but she may be on life support ... TMZ has learned.Reports are swirling that Porsha is toast, but we're told she will absolutely stay on the show for the current season… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/porsha-williams-real-housewives-atlanta-fired-rumor/]View the full article[/url]

Public Enemy frontman Chuck D has a message for anyone buying into Suge Knight's take on the n-word -- tossing around that epithet is vile and disrespectful to the Civil Rights movement ... no matter how much it's overused in popular music… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/chuck-d-suge-knight-black-n-word-african-american/]View the full article[/url]

'Tis the season to get your jollies ... and you can thank Victoria's Secret angel Alessandra Ambrosio, who stripped down to some red hot Rudolph-themed lingerie on a beach in L.A. yesterday.Talk about our new favorite reindeer game. [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/allesandra-ambrosios-sexy-christmas-photos-reindeer-rudolph/]View the full article[/url]

With no publicity or promotion, 59 Beatles tracks appeared for sale Tuesday on iTunes under the moniker "The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963." The collection, consisting largely of coarse-sounding recordings for the BBC, is retailing for $39.99 in the U.S. [img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/B4JZ8AJ_KLo[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/B4JZ8AJ_KLo/la-et-ms-beatles-bootleg-recording-itunes-20131217,0,6568046.story]View the full article[/url]

Charlie Sheen just dodged another bullet -- the judge in his guardianship case decided NOT to hold him in contempt for yapping on TMZ Live.Charlie violated the gag order the judge imposed by railing on Brooke Mueller, the L.A. County Dept. of… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/17/charlie-sheen-contempt-judge-childrens-services-brooke-mueller/]View the full article[/url]

Michael Jordan is on his way to creating a basketball team of his own ... TMZ Sports has learned he's having IDENTICAL twin girls.Michael's wife, Yvette Prieto, is pregnant, though we don't know how far along. They were married in April. … [url=http://www.tmz.com/1999/11/30/michael-jordan-im-having-identical-twins/]View the full article[/url]

George Zimmerman has found a new outlet for his emotions ... NOT involving a gun. Now he's brandishing a paintbrush ... and he stands to make a bloody FORTUNE.Zimmerman is selling a signed painting on eBay ... and get this -- the high… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/17/george-zimmerman-painting-therapy-emotion-flag-paintbrush-sale-ebay/]View the full article[/url]

Justin Bieber is done with show biz ... so he says -- thing is, we don't believe him.Justin was at Power 106 in L.A. today, and said after his next album drops he's retiring. The album comes out next week. We talked to people in Bieber's… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/17/justin-bieber-retires-power-106/]View the full article[/url]

The creator of "The Walking Dead" -- one of the most popular shows on TV -- wants his pound of flesh from AMC -- to the tune of TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.Frank Darabont was the mastermind who adapted the popular comic book into a series back… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/17/walking-dead-creator-to-amc-ill-creamate-you-in-court/]View the full article[/url]

(Vic Mensa, A$AP Rocky and Bun B get the cypher going on "RapFix Live") "RapFix Live" viewers know by now that it's tradition to wrap each show with a freestyle (or freestyles), so we decided to cap off a monster year with a full blown cypher session. On Wednesday (December 18) we'll have almost 30 rappers live in the studio to kick some of their best verses off the top--no questions asked, just good ol' fashioned rapping. Guests will include Hopsin, Pro Era and Joey BadA$$, Troy Ave and his BSB crew, plus Vado, Chris Webby, Lantana, Dee-1, Oun-P and more. Not to mention that DJ Statik Selektah will be on hand to supply the artists with original beats for the cypher. You might wanna tune in. Catch the "RapFix Live" year-end cypher Wednesday (December 18) at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on MTV Jams and on MTV.com. Be sure to join the Twitter conversation by using the hashtag #RapFixLive and hitting us @MTVRapFix. [url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/12/17/rapfix-live-capping-2013-with-monster-year-end-cypher/]View the full article[/url]

[img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/downloadcar.png[/img]During the years to come 3D printing is expected to cause a small revolution, as people will be able to download and print pretty much everything imaginable. While many manufacturers are skeptical about this threatening development, Porsche is cleverly using it for a promotional campaign, dispelling the MPAA’s famous “[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmZm8vNHBSU"]you wouldn’t download a car[/url]” mantra. The car company is [url="http://www.porsche.com/international/cayman_3d/"]offering 3D blueprints[/url] for its Cayman S model, which can be downloaded for free through Porsche’s official site. This allows anyone to print a copy of the car in real size or as a miniature. “A dream can only come true, if you give it a shape. Why not with your 3D printer? We offer you the Cayman S as 3D printing data. Feel free to get creative,” Porsche writes. “Create, print and colorize your personal Cayman S. We would love to see the results.” [b]Please Download This Car…[/b] [img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/porsche-3d.jpg[/img] The blueprints are limited to the exterior of the car, but it’s a nice gesture nonetheless, and one that’s being well received by 3D print fanatics around the globe. On Twitter several people are showing off their own versions of the car using the [url="https://twitter.com/search?q=%233DCayman&src=typd&mode=photos"]hashtag 3DCayman[/url]. Shown below is an overview of the most recent creations of cars printed in various sizes and colors. [b]Cayman S Copies[/b] [img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/downloadcar.jpg[/img] Whether Porsche’s move has been inspired by the iconic anti-piracy PSA will remain unknown. However, it is clear that the people at the Motion Picture Association are not the most visionary out there. Interestingly, Hollywood has also recently come to the realization that allowing people to download something for free can actually be a good thing. Last week Microsoft and Warner Bros. teamed up to [url="http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/3/5171406/new-hobbit-ad-campaign-lets-viewers-download-a-3d-blueprint"]release a 3D blueprint[/url] of the “Key to Erebor” for the movie premiere of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Typically, however, these blueprints were not offered without a bunch of unnecessary restrictions. Source: [url="http://torrentfreak.com"]TorrentFreak[/url], for the latest info on [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/copyright-issues/"]copyright[/url], [url="http://torrentfreak.com/category/pirate-talk/"]file-sharing[/url] and [url="http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-that-take-your-anonymity-seriously-2013-edition-130302/"]VPN services[/url]. [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=EiheEWH5vXU:ee52fNKz0Js:yIl2AUoC8zA"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA[/img]</img>[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=EiheEWH5vXU:ee52fNKz0Js:D7DqB2pKExk"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?i=EiheEWH5vXU:ee52fNKz0Js:D7DqB2pKExk[/img]</img>[/url][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~4/EiheEWH5vXU[/img] [url=http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/EiheEWH5vXU/]View the full article[/url]

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy Rick Ross has worked with some of pop's biggest starsm including Mariah Carey and Usher, but not even the Bawse was prepared for Lady Gaga. The Maybach Music Group honcho is jumping on the remix to Gaga's current single "Do What U Want" and spoke to Rap-Up about the amazing opportunity. “For me to get to collab with her, that was a big one for the boss,” said Rozay about the yet-to-be-released track. “If it’s big for the boss, you know it’s big.” “[She's] a super-talented artist that loves to express herself to the fullest extreme,” he added. “Shout out to Lady Gaga.” Ross has another monster track to be excited about with "The Devil Is A Lie" featuring Jay Z. "We're pushing the envelope once again and it's just one of those records I can't wait to hit the streets," Ross told MTV News of the upcoming release. Artwork for the new single, which will appear on Ross' forthcoming album Mastermind, was released last week. [url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/12/17/rick-ross-teases-big-lady-gaga-collaboration/]View the full article[/url]

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy Big Sean and Naya Rivera are wishing you a very happy holiday. The rapper and his actress fiance released a special, sexy greeting card for the season via Just Jared. In it, the lovey dovey pair pose in a suit and gown, respectively, while a seductive photograph of them hangs above. This year is especially important as the 26-year-old Glee star and the 25-year-old rapper will be spending their first Christmas and holiday season together as an engaged couple. People reports that the pair are having so much fun planning their upcoming nuptials. "He's so involved," Naya said recently. "We definitely bounce things off of each other [and] we're always on the same page about everything, which is probably why we're getting married." As for whether the pair is looking to start a family soon, Naya played coy. "We'll see. Whatever happens will happen. Right now we're just so in love and really looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together," she said. Romance aside, the two also collaborated this year musically when Sean jumped on Naya's debut "Sorry." On the song, Naya blasts her man's ex-woman and tells her to stop chasing after him. "I'm not sorry...You had your fun, now it's done," she sings. [url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/12/17/big-sean-naya-rivera-release-coupled-up-holiday-card/]View the full article[/url]

The Khloe Kardashian-Matt Kemp hookup rumors are true -- and even though it's very early going ... we gotta ask: Is this a good idea? He's been with a bunch of famous chicks, and she's JUST getting divorced. Too soon?Plus, Baltimore Ravens kicker… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/17/tmz-sports-matt-kemp-khloe-kardashian-adrien-broner-justin-tucker-ravens-georges-st-pierre-robinson-cano-kevin-connolly-tiger-woods-stewart-cink-michael-jordan/]View the full article[/url]

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy From a man on the moon to now in flight, Kid Cudi drops a new space-themed track called "Satellite Flight." "A young man will save the Universe from the forces of evil," he begins the track, which touches on space whips and trips to the moon. The number features both singing and rapping and was produced by WZRD, Cudi's collaborative team with Dot da Genius. Cudi took to Twitter to share the track and respond to fans' reactions. "Man u guys really make me feel special. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. All I wanna do is make songs that can guide u. Make u smile" he said, and promised more music to come soon. "Im so happy to be alive, im so happy to have u as my fans, im so happy u guys love Satellite Flight. U aint heard nothing yet, promise." ""Satellite Flight" is from Cudder's upcoming EP, Satellite Flight: The Journey To Mother Moon. Cudi is keeping busy on the music front. His last album Indicud dropped only earlier this year and he's already said that Man on the Moon III is in the pipeline for 2015. [url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/12/17/kid-cudi-returns-to-space-with-satellite-flight/]View the full article[/url]