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Good News!!! Someone has stepped up and PAID for the damages caused by the driveway fire Amanda Bynes set at an elderly woman's home a few days ago. But there's more to the story ... and it involves Amanda's aspirations to become a rap star.… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/28/amanda-bynes-driveway-fire-rap-producer-to-the-rescue/]View the full article[/url]

DMX was either wasted, exhausted, or both following his DUI arrest Friday morning ... because he passed the hell out once he got inside the squad car -- and TMZ has obtained dash cam footage of the entire bust.TMZ broke the story ... the rapper was… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/28/dmx-arrest-footage-dash-cam-drunk-dui-video/]View the full article[/url]

Andy and Lana Wachowski -- the masterminds behind "The Matrix" and the cruel bastards behind its sequels -- are now firing back against the screenwriter who said they stole his ideas for Matrixes 2 & 3 ... insisting the full trilogy was their… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/28/andy-lana-wachowski-matrix-lawsuit-thomas-althouse/]View the full article[/url]

The lead guitarist for legendary punk band Bad Religion claims his wife is "unstable and violent" and has attacked him on multiple occasions -- once with a freaking clothes hanger.52-year-old Greg Hetson claims he and his 28-year-old wife Alia have… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/28/bad-religion-guitarist-greg-hetson-alia-wife-restraining-order/]View the full article[/url]

This video is super awkward ... Anthony Weiner was put on BLAST Friday by an ex-school teacher for his raunchy, sexting ways ... and it all happened while cameras rolled. Weiner was visiting homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy, when he walked into a… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/anthony-weiner-publicly-scolded-video/]View the full article[/url]

[img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/msfacebook.png[/img]Since the [url="http://torrentfreak.com/historic-the-internet-protests-anti-piracy-bills-120118/"]SOPA and PIPA revolt[/url] last year, the copyright industry and the major tech companies have been living at odds. Both sides often stress their interdependence, but also their differences in opinion. A new letter sent to lawmakers by the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is an example of the latter. On Thursday the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet [url="http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/113th/hear_07252013.html"]organized a hearing[/url] on the role of copyright as a driver of innovation in the United States. For copyright holders this was a good opportunity to remind lawmakers why they need strong copyright protections. On the other side, however, other voices tried to balance the debate by arguing that more copyright protections are no guarantee of more innovation. The [url="http://www.ccianet.org/index.asp?bid=11"]CCIA[/url], which includes members such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook, submitted a statement debunking what they see as copyright industry propaganda. The tech industry association explains that tougher copyright can actually hinder innovation. “Arguments that ever stronger regulation incentivizes innovation overlook the ways in which excessive protection can inhibit innovation,” the CCIA writes. “Every year that a work is covered by a copyright is a year that subsequent users cannot build on that work. While incremental protection may provide additional reward to the author, society pays for this reward by being deprived of follow-on use, while the author and his or her heirs accumulate profits.” “For this reason, protection exceeding the amount necessary to incentivize innovation represents a dead weight loss to the economy” The tech companies provide many examples of how more enforcement can be detrimental to innovation. In addition, they stress that under current copyright law this is already taking place. Among other things, CCIA mentions that with statutory damages of up to $150,000 per copyright infringement, copyright holders can put enormous legal pressure on small tech companies. “The threat of enormous damages encourages rights-holders to assert aggressive theories in the hope of coercing quick settlements, and also causes technology companies to withhold new products and services from the market. Effort to quantify the amount of innovation caused by IP must also account for the amount of innovation inhibited by remedies of this nature.” The tech companies further note that copyright trolls are abusing high statutory damages to force individuals into paying settlements, such as in the numerous mass-BitTorrent piracy lawsuits that are currently ongoing. “The feature of the copyright system that most incentivizes aggressive litigation postures, encourages trolls, and thereby chills innovation, is the availability of statutory damages in copyright infringement cases. Under [copyright law], a plaintiff can obtain up to $30,000 in damages for each work infringed, regardless of the actual injury it suffered.” Finally, the tech companies say that the copyright lobby often uses subjective statistics to back up their requests for tougher copyright laws. “For years, advocacy for stricter copyright has relied on rights-holder supplied data, some of which has been openly questioned by governments and intergovernmental organizations,” CCIA writes in its letter. Among other examples they cite the Government Accountability Office report which found that there is [url="http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-government-recognizes-benefits-of-piracy-100413/"]no solid evidence[/url] that piracy leads to massive losses. The tech companies also cite several journalistic investigations, some of which describe the industry-funded reports as “fiction.” “Media investigations into the source of such industry-driven statistics have found little or no basis for these numbers, dismissing them as ‘fiction.’ Objective analyses indicate that rights-holder-funded research has drastically overestimated counterfeiting and copyright infringement costs,” CCIA writes. The above are just a few highlights of the letter, which is available in full below. The document makes it crystal clear that on some topics the tech and copyright industry have certainly not settled their differences. This makes Government plans to realign copyright law with the present times a tough project. Both sides are expected to crank up lobbying machines to make sure that their voices are heard. [b]CCIA’s statement[/b] Source: [url="http://torrentfreak.com/tough-copyright-laws-chill-innovation-tech-companies-warn-lawmakers-130727/"]Tough Copyright Laws Chill Innovation, Tech Companies Warn Lawmakers[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=n-rKsyhcHxA:NH3L3EZJn7w:yIl2AUoC8zA"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA[/img]</img>[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=n-rKsyhcHxA:NH3L3EZJn7w:D7DqB2pKExk"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?i=n-rKsyhcHxA:NH3L3EZJn7w:D7DqB2pKExk[/img]</img>[/url][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~4/n-rKsyhcHxA[/img] [url=http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/n-rKsyhcHxA/]View the full article[/url]

The songwriter behind Eric Clapton classics such as 'Cocaine' and 'After Midnight' was revered for pioneering the 'Tulsa Sound.'<br/><br/>J.J. Cale, the songwriter behind Eric Clapton classics such as &ldquo;Cocaine&rdquo; and &ldquo;After Midnight,&rdquo; died Friday at the age of 74.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/POQSuaPKfxw[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/POQSuaPKfxw/la-et-ms-singer-songwriter-jj-cale-dead-at-74-20130727,0,7365598.story]View the full article[/url]

Lindsay Lohan has booked a one-way ticket to Europe ... set to depart as soon as she finishes rehab ... because everyone knows an overseas vacation is the best way to keep your nose clean. Sources close to LiLo tell TMZ ... after her… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/lindsay-lohan-europe-trip-post-rehab/]View the full article[/url]

Just because Chad Johnson's finances are in the toilet doesn't mean his baby mama should have to suffer from a tighter wallet ... at least according to her. Andrea Pearson filed legal docs in FL court -- firing back a Chad's request to reduce his… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/chad-johnson-baby-mama-child-support/]View the full article[/url]

A gigantic loan has been taken off Jason London's shoulders ... he won't serve any jail time for his drunken antics in a bar, which he followed up by dumping a gigantic load in the back of a cop car.TMZ broke the story ... the "Dazed and Confused"… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/jason-london-plea-deal-assault-sharting-arrest/]View the full article[/url]

'I've learned a lot about myself,' says former Disney star Selena Gomez on an image transition that includes edgy film 'Spring Breakers' and EDM-heavy 'Stars Dance.'<br/><br/>Followers of celebrity gossip have seen a lot of Selena Gomez's driveway over the last few months.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/nbyo7wyUALc[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/nbyo7wyUALc/la-et-ms-selena-gomez-stars-dance-20130727,0,4017007.story]View the full article[/url]

After dabbling with the Raspberry Pi we were naturally interested when an even smaller BitTorrent-capable device was offered for review. The CuBox (pronounced ‘queue box’) arrived in a small and basic cardboard box – no expensive (needless?) Apple-style retail packaging here. Inside were some basic instructions and just two other items – a power adapter and the CuBox itself. The CuBox (CuBox Miniature Computer) is very small indeed. Living up to its name, it’s a cube measuring 2x2x2 inches (5x5x5cms) weighing in around 90g. The image below shows the CuBox next to a Raspberry Pi for comparison. [img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/cuboxpi.jpg[/img] So what’s inside this black cube? According to creators [url="http://www.solid-run.com/"]Solid Run[/url], the CuBox is an 800mhz Arm-based computer with 1GB DDR3, an OpenGL graphic engine and a 1080p video decoder engine (full specs [url="http://www.solid-run.com/mw/index.php/CuBox_hardware_specification#Detailed_hardware_specification"]here[/url], comparison with other small computers [url="http://www.solid-run.com/general/60-cubox-vs-the-world-a-little-benchmark-comparison"]here[/url]). Its interfaces with the outside world include a gigabit ethernet port, HDMI for video out, a couple of USB2.0 ports and a Micro SD slot (with 4GB card included). In the main the connections are all on one side of the box, as illustrated in the picture below. [img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/cubox1.jpg[/img] The eagle-eyed will notice that the CuBox has some additional connections the Raspberry Pi does not such as eSATA-II (for an external hard drive) and SPDIF. It also has an infra-red receiver for managing the device via remote control. To get the best out of the device you’re also going to need a USB memory stick, USB mouse/keyboard, ethernet lead and an HDMI lead and TV/monitor. The CuBox usually comes with Ubuntu pre-installed but there is an [url="http://www.solid-run.com/mw/index.php/CuBox_Installer"]installer[/url] and an accompanying [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfLJAchNu2c"]video[/url] in case any other distros or software packages are required instead. It’s not ridiculously simple to set up but it’s notrocket science so if you can follow some fairly straightforward instructions you’ll be quickly up and running. For our tests we took a look at [url="http://www.geexbox.org/"]GeeXbox[/url], an open source Linux distro thats pack several multimedia applications into one place to make a neat home theater experience. The user interface is based on XBMC so that’s where we jumped in. [img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/geexbox.png[/img] We’ve covered some of the things [url="http://torrentfreak.com/cord-cutters-rejoice-xbmc-now-sets-itself-up-with-a-couple-of-clicks-130101/"]XBMC can do[/url] in the past, so this time we’ll look at what CuBox can do on the BitTorrent front. Once the device is connected to your network and assigned an IP address, CuBox is accessible from other devices such as your desktop computer or smartphone. Since GeeXBox already contains ruTorrent, a web frontend for the rTorrent client, we can access a full-featured torrent client by entering the CuBox’s IP address (192.168.2.XXX in my case) followed by /rutorrent. At this point it’s wise to flick through ruTorrent’s settings (settings > connection) to assign your preferred port and upload/download limits etc. You’ll then need to go to the ‘download’ tab to tell ruTorrent where to save your downloads. A full instructional video is available [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYegHqmDv8M#at=79"]here[/url]. All that remains is to browse to any torrent site (not The Pirate Bay since they only have magnets) and download a torrent to your desktop machine. Simply dragging and dropping that torrent to the web browser window displaying ruTorrent will initiate the transfers in the CuBox. For the security conscious, traffic can be routed through a VPN. [img]http://torrentfreak.com/images/cuboxrutorrent.png[/img] At this point any TV attached to the CuBox can be safely turned off until the downloads complete. What’s also neat for the environmentally aware is that CuBox operates on just three watts of power, even less than required by a Raspberry PI and a fraction of that consumed by a light bulb. Of course, once downloads are complete the TV can be turned back on and XBMC can be used to enjoy the recently obtained media, whether that’s video or audio. SPDIF connector aside the CuBox lacks a dedicated audio out jack though, so the sound quality will be limited to that offered by your TV. There were a few little niggles when setting CuBox up but nothing that couldn’t be solved after a breath of fresh air and the dumping of a faulty USB memory stick. At times the CuBox was also running close to its full usable memory so the Pro version with twice the RAM might be an option for power users. That said, video playback was always smooth, even if (just like the Raspberry Pi running XBMC) mouse response was sometimes a little laggy. There are plenty of other possible uses for the CuBox including Android TV and NAS – the [url="http://www.solid-run.com/mw/index.php/What_can_I_do_with_CuBox"]wiki[/url] lists some of them in greater detail. [i]CuBox from [url="www.solid-run.com/"]Solid-Run[/url] – $119.99, CuBox Pro $159.99[/i] Source: [url="http://torrentfreak.com/cuboxthe-worlds-smallest-desktop-computer-running-bittorrent-130727/"]CuBox:The World’s Smallest Desktop Computer Running BitTorrent[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=2DvcK6hUwJk:DucXJnAJXqc:yIl2AUoC8zA"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?d=yIl2AUoC8zA[/img]</img>[/url] [url="http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?a=2DvcK6hUwJk:DucXJnAJXqc:D7DqB2pKExk"][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Torrentfreak?i=2DvcK6hUwJk:DucXJnAJXqc:D7DqB2pKExk[/img]</img>[/url][img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~4/2DvcK6hUwJk[/img] [url=http://feed.torrentfreak.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/2DvcK6hUwJk/]View the full article[/url]

Amanda Bynes left a trail of destruction at the Ritz-Carlton in NYC -- days before she was taken in on a 5150 hold -- and TMZ has pics of the disaster zone.Piles of of garbage, ashes, cosmetics, and even a destroyed smoke alarm can be seen in the… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/amanda-bynes-ritz-carlton-hotel-disaster-photos-pictures-ashes-smoke-alarm/]View the full article[/url]

Rough week for Weiners and little weiners -- aka Justin Bieber. So we gotta ask ... [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/stars-and-scars-you-be-the-judge/]View the full article[/url]

Millions of people around the world let out a collective "awwwww" as The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stepped out and showed off their new baby king. However, there were some who couldn't have cared less about all the royal… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/royal-baby-photos-replaced-random-stuff-funny-photos/]View the full article[/url]

Wade Robson -- the choreographer who claims Michael Jackson molested him -- is launching his own foundation to help child sex abuse victims through new age healing ... TMZ has learned. Robson founded a non-profit organization called "Hearts in Our… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/wade-robson-charity-sexual-abuse-victims/]View the full article[/url]

Okay this is creepy ... not only does Myla Sinanaj want to be just like Kim Kardashian ... she had Kim K's sex tape playing during her own XXX romp. TMZ broke the story ... Myla has gone all single white female and filmed her own version of a Kim K… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/myla-sinanaj-kim-kardashian-sex-tape/]View the full article[/url]

Danica McKellar was best known for playing Winnie Cooper on "The Wonder Years" ... until now. Now DM is that hotpants-wearing, midriff-baring chick from a music video!You lose, Kevin Arnold ... and we win. [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/danica-mckellar-winnie-cooper-tmz-tv/]View the full article[/url]

A couple of Tyga's video vixens believe their exposed boobies in his "Make it Nasty" video are worth $10 million (per set) ... because that's the price they just named in their ongoing lawsuit. TMZ broke the story ... Elizabeth Velasquez and Azia… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/27/tyga-video-vixens-lawsuit-nippes-10-million/]View the full article[/url]

Amanda Bynes has CANCELLED the hearing she requested today to get out of the psych ward, because she wants the meds to kick in before making her case to the judge ... TMZ has learned.TMZ broke the story ... Amanda had requested a hearing for 2 PM… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/26/amanda-bynes-delay-hearing-psychiatric-hospital-medications/]View the full article[/url]

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes is being sued by her "celebrity wedding planner" -- who claims NeNe racked up a MILLION DOLLAR bill for her big day ... and never paid, TMZ has learned. The woman going after Leakes is Tiffany Cook --… [url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/26/nene-leakes-wedding-planner-lawsuit-tiffany-cook-real-housewives/]View the full article[/url]

Walter De Maria, who died Thursday at the age of 77, was best known as a lauded visual artist. But buried within his impressive resume is an experience that helped define the future of avant garde rock. Before they were called the Velvet Underground, De Maria played drums in Lou Reed and John Cale&rsquo;s first band, the Primitives.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/KcLkDHVrtrM[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/KcLkDHVrtrM/la-walter-de-maria-drummer-in-early-velvet-underground-band-dies-20130726,0,7406971.story]View the full article[/url]

Nine Inch Nails performed a new song Friday from its upcoming reunion album.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/Ne-8b-heHaw[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/Ne-8b-heHaw/la-et-ms-nine-inch-nails-find-my-way-video-20130726,0,4904216.story]View the full article[/url]

Kanye West may believe he is a god, but somehow Jay Z just upped him in the ontological battle over each's greatness.[img]http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PopHiss/~4/1eQT4Q-kPfA[/img] [url=http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/PopHiss/~3/1eQT4Q-kPfA/la-et-ms-jay-z-on-social-responsibility-my-presence-is-charity-20130726,0,687987.story]View the full article[/url]

[img]http://moviesblog.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/movies/2011/11/arrested_development.jpg[/img] When asked at a comedy show if "Arrested Development" would be back for more episodes, he said "definitely." So there you have it. Are you excited to see more "Arrested"? Or are you still trying to finish season four? Also, someone wrote something really nice about Benedict Cumberbatch in today's Dailies! [b]»[/b] Read these books before the movies hit theaters and you're no longer cool! [[url="http://www.parade.com/57728/viannguyen/books-to-read-before-the-movie-versions-hit-theaters/"]Parade[/url]] [img]http://www.parade.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gone-girl.jpg[/img] [b]»[/b] Flavor Wire investigates the Netflix cropping controversy. [[url="http://flavorwire.com/405833/flavorwire-exclusive-netflix-studios-have-very-different-explanations-for-widescreen-cropping"]Flavor Wire[/url]] [b]»[/b] Here's a story about how delightful Benedict Cumberbatch is. [[url="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/magazine/article3758102.ece"]The Times[/url]] [img]http://moviesblog.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/movies/2013/03/star-trek-cumberbtach.jpg[/img] [b]»[/b] "Sharknado" is going to have a midnight run in some theaters. So that's something. [[url="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sharknado-theaters-aug-2-594051"]THR[/url]] [img]http://moviesblog.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/movies/2012/11/sharknado.jpeg[/img] [b]»[/b] Mitch Hurwitz says there will be another season of "Arrested Development." [[url="http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/07/mitch-hurwitz-confirms-that-arrested-development-will-definitely-return/"]Uproxx[/url]] [img]http://moviesblog.mtv.com//wp-content/uploads/movies/2011/10/arrested.jpg[/img] [b]»[/b] Clay Davis just won Vine. [[url="http://www.dailydot.com/lol/the-wire-clay-davis-vine/"]The Daily Dot[/url]] [b]»[/b] Which movies are on Spike Lee's must-watch list? [[url="http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/check-out-spike-lees-list-of-essential-films-every-filmmaker-must-see-20130726"]The Playlist[/url]] [img]http://d1oi7t5trwfj5d.cloudfront.net/49/1d/2544a9f64032b526cb1036deca07/spike-lee-essentials-list-skip-crop.jpg[/img] [img]http://d1oi7t5trwfj5d.cloudfront.net/c8/70/c14637c947d0951c968efdd05662/spike-lee-essentials-list-skip-crop.jpg[/img] [url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2013/07/26/arrested-development-season-five/]View the full article[/url]