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 Though it has yet to be officially confirmed, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) appears to have dropped their long-simmering lawsuit against the admin of the now defunct DVDr-core torrent tracker.

Ben Jones of TorrentFreak gives us a historic primer on the situation between the two adversaries. The way Jones describes it, it basically looks like the MPAA just lost interest in trying to draw blood from a turnip, as it were. The domain owner in question, Alex Hanff of the UK, was served papers in March 2005 about the site he owned, DVDr-core, and which individuals other than himself administered. The site had been closed in December of 2004 by the owner due to rumors he had heard of raids in Holland against torrent sites, but it appears the opeation didn’t close down before MPAA could get the deets needed to go ahead with a lawsuit.

After the suit was filed, the story at the time became fairly big news simple because of the sheer rarity of such a case, and Mr. Hanff ended up appearing on the well-known BBC news program, Newsnight. This appearance ended up costing Mr. Hanff his job - for the fact that his publicly-expressed opinions on copyright infringement did not agreeing with those of his company, and also his failure to disclose his involvement in said lawsuit.

Now, more than three years have passed since the original letter. And the last communication he had ever received was in November of 2005, notifying him of a default judgment. He has never received anything official from the courts. So, he has sat and waited, and waited some more, and now essentially considers the case dead.

It’s difficult to imagine what it must be like with something like this hanging over your head, unresolved for this long. Have they lost interest? Have they forgotten? Did they imagine it possible to lose, given the relative lack of education about torrent technologies in those years?

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Also, you don’t have to only interact with it from the web.  You can use your good ol’ cell phone!

It kind of rocks out loud.

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SanDisk SDMX11R-2048R-A/S70 Sansa Clip 2 GB MP3 Player (Red)

HERE ARE THE DEETS -

• Robust and portable 2 GB MP3 player
• Supports MP3, WMA, and secure WMA music file playback
• Speedy USB 2.0 connectivity
• Easy-to-read backlit screen
• Built-in voice-recording feature

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SanDisk Sansa Shaker 1 GB MP3 Player (Pink)

The pink shaker also comes in a 512 MB incarnation.

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• Easy to use MP3 player
• Strong sounding built in Speaker
• SD Card slot
• Features two headphone jacks for sharing music
• Fun interactive MP3 player via Shake feature and navigation bands

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Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player (160 GB)

This storage and playback monster also comes in a 80 GB version.

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• The ARCHOS 605 160GB, WiFi bridges the gap between the PC and the TV. For the first time, you can stream content from the PC or the Internet to the TV or PMP–all through a wireless home network and the ARCHOS 605 WiFi and DVR Station.
• Play all your digital entertainment: movies, TV shows, photos and music
• Record your favorite TV shows
• Stream and watch videos from your PC
• Download movies and music directly on your PMP using the ARCHOS Content Portal

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Creative Zen 16 GB (Black)

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• Enjoy all your media on a device that’s about the width of a credit card
• Watch 64 hours of videos, enjoy up to 4,000 of your favorite songs or share hundreds of photos with your friends
• 2.5-inch TFT color display with 320 x 240-pixel resolution and support for up to 16.7 million colors
• Clock and alarm function, volume restriction, eight equalizer settings, and a USB hard drive mode, SDHC support
• Weighs 2.1 ounces and measures 3.26 x 2.16 x .44 inches (W x H x D)

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SanDisk SDMX4-2048-A70 Sansa e250 2 GB MP3 Player with microSD Expansion Slot

HERE ARE THE DEETS -

• Sleek, ultra-thin digital audio/image/video player with 2 GB of flash memory
• Compatible with MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM10 music files (PlaysForSure)
• FM tuner with record capability and voice recorder; bright 1.8-inch color TFT LCD
• Convert most popular video formats (MPEG-4, WMV) to play on device
• User-replaceable rechargeable lithium-ion battery for up to 20 hours of life

• Memory type: Flash memory
• External memory: Micro SD card slot
• Audio file format: MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10 (PlaysForSure), WAV
• Hours of music content: 32 hours
• Still image file format: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, GIF
• Video format: AVI, MPEG-1/MPEG-2 in MPEG, MPG, MPE/VOB (unprotected), MPEG-4 in AVI format, DAT, ASF, QuickTime MOV (QuickTime 6.5 or higher required), WMV (Windows Media Player 9 or 10.0 required)
• Memory capacity: 2 GB
• Display: 1.8-inch TFT color LCD display
• Power supply: Rechargeable lithium ion battery, user replaceable (included), USB charging
• Battery life: Up to 20 hours
• Dimension: 3.5 x 1.74 x 0.56 inches (WxHxD)
• Weight: 2.7 ounces

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Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player (Black)

It comes in other colors, as well, including Red and Brown.

HERE ARE THE DEETS -

• 30GB digital media player stores up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures or 100 hours of video
• Features wireless networking so you can share tracks and other media
• 3-inch color screen features a landscape mode for video viewing
• Compatible with Zune Marketplace for media downloads and subscriptions
• Automatically imports your existing music, pictures and videos from iTunes and Windows Media Player in a variety of formats
• Product Dimensions: 4 x 2 x 4 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

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Sara Bareilles - Little Voice

Sara B’s voice is a force to be reckoned with. I first saw her play in October of 2003, and she talked during the show about having just quit her waitressing job the day before. She’s come a long way since then. Her summer hit, Love Song, dominated the airwaves and became the theme of a popular television commercial. Here’s the thing, though…it’s not even the strongest track on the CD, IMO. That would be Gravity.

So, check out Miss Sara Bareilles. She’s WELL worth your time and attention.

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