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Although, personally, I was never a fan, I’m not one to deny that System of a Down had a very sizable fanbase.  If you were one of them, you would probably be interested in this release, something from two former members that was recorded after SOAD broke up last year.  So, check this out.

Scars on Broadway is an American rock band. The band currently consists of the System of a Down members Daron Malakian (vocals/guitar) and John Dolmayan (drums), in addition to Franky Perez (guitar/backing vocals), Danny Shamoun (keyboards/percussion), and Dominic Cifarelli (bass).  As from its early days, Daron Malakian always addressed the project as just rock, and “a lot more rock driven, although there will be some metal influences in the SOAD style”.  On what direction the debut album will take, Malakian states: “It will probably be something electronic mixed in with traditional Armenian and thrash, death, black, and doom metal influences. When the music comes out, it will still be structured, just like System of a Down’s music is.”‘.  In a recent interview, Malakian stated that the music will be influenced by classic rock acts such as David Bowie, Brian Eno, Neil Young, and Roxy Music. He also stated that he shifted his songwriting from SOAD’s frazzled metal to more song-based work, inspired by Neil Young and David Bowie.  “I don’t feel we’re the mosh-pit band,” says Malakian. “That’s just where I’m comfortable as a writer right now,” he said, hinting at the band’s rock over metal music approach.

Track List

1.  Serious                                         2:07
2.  Funny                                           2:55
3.  Exploding/Reloading                             2:15
4.  Stoner Hate                                     2:00
5.  Insane                                          3:07
6.  World Long Gone                                 3:16
7.  Kill Each Other/Live Forever                    3:05
8.  Babylon                                         3:56
9.  Chemicals                                       3:13
10. Enemy                                           3:03
11. Universe                                        4:15
12. 3005                                            2:54
13. Cute Machines                                   3:03
14. Wh*ring Streets                                 3:01
15. They Say                                        2:48

ARTIST     : Scars On Broadway
TITLE      : Scars On Broadway
LABEL      : Interscope
GENRE      : Rock
BITRATE    : 215 kbps avg
SOURCE     : CD (LP)
PLAYTIME   : 00:44:58
SIZE       : 72.4MB
STORE DATE : 2008-00-00

Release Name: Scars_On_Broadway-Scars_On_Broadway-2008-SCARS
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I’m sure most people have heard of Primal Scream.  With their ninth album in their 26 years of existence, they are one of the bigger names in the European rock scene.  To be honest, as an American, I’ve heard of them but not sure if I’ve ever listened to them.  But in reading the reviews for their album Beautiful Future, it definitely sounds interesting.  Being described as “bubblegum with razor blades”, a sharp mix of the heavy with strong pop influences, it’s got the critics seemingly either loving it or hating it, and probably as soon as I post this, I’ll be in either one of those camps.

Primal Scream are a Brit-nominated Scottish alternative rock group formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Martin Duffy (keyboards), Gary “Mani” Mounfield (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums). Barrie Coddigan toured with the band in 2006 as a temporary replacement after the departure of guitarist Robert “Throb” Young. Young’s permanent replacement has not yet been announced. They have sold 10 million albums to date.

Track Listing:

1.  Beautiful Future                                     5:09
2.  Can’t Go Back                                        3:44
3.  Uptown                                               4:50
4.  The Glory Of Love                                    3:11
5.  Suicide Bomb                                         5:51
6.  Zombie Man                                           3:37
7.  Beautiful Summer                                     4:43
8.  I Love To Hurt (You Love To Be Hurt)                 4:32
9.  Over & Over                                          4:33
10. Necro Hex Blues                                      3:34
11. The Glory Of Love (Single Version)                   3:14
12. Urban Guerrilla                                      3:26
13. Time Of The Assassins                                3:36

Artist:   Primal Scream
Title:    Beautiful Future
Label:    B-Unique
Genre:    Rock
Bitrate:  208kbit av.
Time:     00:54:00
Size:     84.82 mb
Rip Date: 2008-07-19
Str Date: 2008-00-00

Release Name: Primal_Scream-Beautiful_Future-2008-DV8
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Here are TRADINGSTEALERS stealing another release, from the p2p, this time from group DEViSE. I think that this group will get a bann soon… this group is only stealing others work… anyways, enjoy the release, quality is not great, but it’s watchable.

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.

Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
IMDB rating: 9.6/10 (7.041 votes)
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman

Release Name: The.Dark.Knight.CAM.XviD-TRADINGSTANDARDS
Size: 1.37 GB
Quality: CAM, XviD, MP3
Runtime: 152 minutes
Filename: ts-dk

Links: IMDB, Homepage, Trailer
Samples: #1, #2, #3
NFO: Here
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For the Pennsylvania mother Stephanie Lenz, who has stood up to Universal Music Group after a YouTube video of her son dancing to a Prince song was taken down citing a DMCA violation, the case is gaining more and more attention and Lenz hopes her case at least brings attention to the users who have been bullied over the years by the labels and rich pop stars.

"I figure I have nothing to lose," Lenz said. "The music companies are just going to keep doing this to people. I think it's my responsibility to stand up to them and say, 'That's enough.' "

Lenz' lawsuit claims that Universal and Prince are "abusing" the DMCA and is asking for monetary damages. She is also asking that the court specifically state that she did not violate Universal's copyrights with the YouTube video.

The DMCA takedown notice in question is just one of hundreds of thousands that the labels and studios send out each year to video sharing sites which forces the material to be temporarily removed unless the user decides to fight the decision in court.

Backed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Lenz did take the request the court and maintains that the video was a harmless use of a once popular song and that the takedown notice is blatant abuse of the DMCA.

The case was almost dismissed but the EFF persuaded the judge to keep it alive while Lenz revised the complaint. The EFF says "that companies such as Universal have an obligation to investigate and evaluate a video such as Lenz's before firing off the threatening letters."

Lenz and the EFF believe the video is in "fair use" of the song but Universal believes the opposite and also feels it would "be unfair to artists and media companies to force them to undertake lengthy inquiries before asserting copyright violations."

"The copyright owner is arguing that this is infringing; Lenz says it is fair use," added Mark Lemley, director of Stanford University's Law, Science and Technology clinic. "There are no cases directly on this question of user-generated content that incorporates songs as background. Lenz will be the first."

For now, the video is back up on YouTube but Lenz is not satisfied.

"Somebody needs to tell these music companies they can't just throw out these (takedown letters) and accuse people of violating federal crimes," she added. "I didn't like feeling like I'd done something wrong, even though I knew I hadn't. It made me panic."

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A report based on research from the Library of Congress in conjunction with a number of groups advocating the open availabillity of information in digital formats. The report paints a very negative picture of the influence the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) has had over the ability to legally archive works stored in digital form.

Specifically, the report notes "There is no specific authorization for libraries and archives to make preservation copies of published works in their collections. Section 108(c) deals with copying for replacement and does not specifically address preservation." It goes on to point out that "to be eligible for copying under this section, the work must be lost, stolen, damaged, deteriorating or in an obsolete format, and then may be copied only if, after reasonable effort, the library or archives determines that an unused replacement cannot be obtained at a fair price."

Beyond that a library may make no more than three digital copies of traditional works, which the report characterizes as insufficient to ensure the work's survival due to the relatively volatile nature of digital media. It points out that "Long term management of a digital work usually requires that multiple copies of the work be made over the course of its lifetime."

Perhaps the most troubling issue is that the three copy limit doesn't even apply to works that are already in digital form, like CDs or DVDs, but only to analog works captured and stored digitally. The report points out that there are actually no provisions for making copies of digital works, which according to their findings are the ones most in need of such preservation.

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Here is proper TS copy of the “Hancock” by mVs. Last one from PreVail was nuked for bad aspect ratio and dupe frames. But unfortunately this copy is already nuked too for being stolen from german TS copy Hancock.TELESYNC.German.READ.NFO.XViD-PFD [NUKE] [Hancock.PROPER.TS.XViD-mVs] [die.mVs.pls.die_stolen.source.from.PFD]. Ok we all know for stealing releases from P2P things, but stealing scene from scene? Shame on mVs.

Plot: A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who’s trying to repair his image.

Hancock.PROPER.TS.XViD-mVs

1CD, 719.37 MB, mvs-wankcock
XviD, 624×240, 1044kbps, MP3 125kbps
Samples: #1, #2, #3, Video sample
IMDb 6.9/10 (26,467 votes), Homepage, NFO, Download UploadJockey, Torrent (search)

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The US' latest box office hit, Warner Bros' masterpiece The Dark Knight has already broken two records and is well on its way to shatter more, according to figures released today.

A press release from Warner Bros. reads that "Just past the stroke of midnight, Warner Bros. Pictures' The Dark Knight broke the record for a 12:01 a.m. film opening, earning an unprecedented $18,489,000 at the box office... That total does not include the grosses from the subsequent 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. showings."

One record down.

Later in the day, the studio, as well as such reputable sites as Box Office Mojo revealed that The Dark Knight had broken the record for sales on opening day, bringing in about $66.4 million USD. The previous record was the $59.8 million USD brought in by Spider-Man 3 last year.

The next record in TDK's path is that of all-time opening weekend, which is currently held by Spider-Man 3 with a gigantic $151.1 million. Judging by the first day sales as well as the huge amount of pre-orders, analysts, as well as the studio, expect the Batman sequel to top the record and bring in almost $160 million USD.

I believe these numbers once again prove that movie studios have the solution for piracy in their possession but hardly ever use it. Make a great movie and make sure that it is worth watching on a 50 feet screen and not a 50 inch LCD. Piracy problem solved?

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It’s hard to see a new good release in these hot summer days - everyone is waiting for the first watchable copies of DarkKnight and the scene is probably on vacation as well. Take a new dvdrip of “This Kiss” from KMP as an example: a totally unknown movie about two lesbian girls who surprisingly try to find a way to love each other. May be our Australian visitors have heard about it, but the rest of the universe will probably stay away from this flick. Quality is fine though, classic 1 CD rip.

What happens when best friends from childhood reconnect after a decade, only to discover that they barely recognise each other? Tempers fly, tears fall, closet doors swing open and skeletons fall out. In a long, boozy afternoon played out against a sun-drenched Australian landscape, the two friends reveal their imperfections, share laughter and finally confront an incident from the past that has haunted them both. Official Selection Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Frameline and Outfest 2007.

This.Kiss.2007.DVDRip.XviD-KMP

1 CD, 700 MB, kmp-tk
88 min, 592×320, 925 Kbps, 2ch AC3
IMDB (6.0), NFO, torrent

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Apple is suing Psystar over their Mac clone, saying the terms of the OS X End User License Agreement (EULA) forbid the owner from installing it on anything but Apple hardware. They allege Copyright Infringement by Psystar, as well as Inducement of Copyright Infringement, Breach of Contract, Trademark Infringement, and Trade Dress Infringement. In short they're trying to put Psystar out of business citing language in the Mac OS X license forbidding the owner from installing it on anything but Apple hardware.

Psystar's Open Computer takes advantage of Apple's switch from Motorola to Intel processors to make clones that run OS X. Although Apple licensed their OS to a number of different vendors in the 1990s, when Steve Jobs returned to the company license fees were increased and all the licensees eventually gave up the business.

The issue of whether a vendor can impose additional restrictions via EULA is a hot one. Apple lawyers say the license terms change the consumer's legal rights once they accept them. Others point out puts Apple in an unfair position to require things that are unreasonable because otherwise consumers can't use the software they purchaed.

However there's a lot of debate in the legal community about it, and cases must really be decided on an individual basis. While there's a history of EULA's being upheld in court this case revolves around an unusual restriction. It's far from clear whether Apple will prevail. In fact htere are a number of good arguments against them.

Apple's attempt to control what consumers do with their software after purchase is questionable at best. Just as copyright holders have certain exclusive rights, so do property owners. Once you've purchased a piece of software the license has limited legal force beyond very basic questions like how many computers it can be installed on simultaneously.

Besides the copyright aspect of the case there's the question of whether Apple's license terms are monopolistic. The fact that the license seems to limit competition could be a key factor in whether they are shot down by a judge. A restriction like only installing to a single computer is a key factor in the company making enough money to cover development costs. This is a standard part of doing business. Restricting what the buyer can do with a product isn't.

The other claims, for trakemark and trade dress infringement appear intended to give another justification for the anti-competitive license terms of OS X. The argument goes something like this. By installing OS X on their computers, Psystar is giving consumers the mistaken impression that the clones are actually made by Apple. Their lawyers argue that since that's the only computer consumers are used to OS X being available only on they believe Psystar is selling actual Apple computers.

In other words they're claiming a previous lack of competition gives them a right to disallow future competition. There may be some compelling arguments for allowing Apple's restricted EULA provisions, but if this one is close enough to the top of the list to merit mentioning it in their legal argument I wouldn't be so sure.

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Popular docu group SomeTV brought a Michelangel Discovery Channel show two-part series about unlocking ‘code secrets’ of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. Host Waldermar Januszczak reveals to us the hidden meanings behind the paintings which came from 20 years of research.

Part 1: Art critic, Waldemar Januszczak, attempts to unlock the secrets of arguably the world’s most famous work of art, the Sistine Chapel, and its pictorial codes and iconography.
Part 2: Next part of the art documentary in which top critic and art writer Waldemar Januszczak reveals the hidden meaning behind the most famous work of art in the world. His shocking discoveries come from 20 years of research and unprecedented access to the Vatican, taking him as far afield as Texas and Jerusalem, as well as all over Italy

Discovery.Channel.Michelangelo.Code.Secrets.Of.The.Sistine.Chape.EP2.PDTV.XViD-SomeTV
644×352 43:29 978 - vbr mp3 133 - 349MB
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Discovery.Channel.Michelangelo.Code.Secrets.Of.The.Sistine.Chape.EP1.PDTV.XViD-SomeTV
544×352 972 43:48 - vbr mp3 133 - 349MB
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