Lead, follow or get out of the way! The entertainment industry seems intent on the least desirable fourth option, litigation. The problem with that is that though it might work in the short run, over time they will get run over if they don't get out of the way.

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Hilarious takedown by +Nathan Torkington of the insanity that drives media piracy, in which protecting old business models takes precedence over inventing the future.

In his wonderful Four Short Links column (IMBO one of the best sources on the net for interesting, provocative links), Nat posts a link to a script for adding Torrent links to IMDB, and summarizes it as follows:

"Add Torrent Links to IMDB (Userscripts) — a glimpse at what the Internet could look like: from the site you research movies on, with one click you could then launch the download. If only the company that ran the movie research site had rights to the OneClick patent and the ability to offer movies for download. Oh wait, those aren't the barriers. If only the movie companies would cease being nutjobs insisting on flogging their DRM-hobbled nags when the black market has x264 racehorses for less. They're not competing on price, they're not competing on convenience, they're competing on the expected value of litigation. Now that's a business model!"

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Add Torrent Links to IMDB (Userscripts) — a glimpse at what the Internet could look like: from the site you research movies on, with one click you could then launch the download. If only the company…

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Noted racetrack impresario Bruton Smith of Speedway Motorsports reportedly wants to build a replica of the Nurburgring in the desert outside of Las Vegas. For any true car nut, a pilgrimage to the 'Ring is definitely of the lifetime To-Do list, especially on one of the open days when you can pay $20 to drive a lap of the 13.1 "Green Hell' I've been fortunate enough to do that three times in life, most recently in 2010. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/06/2011-buick-regal-first-drive-in-germany/

While it would certainly be cool to have a replica of the famed track, it just wouldn't be the same without the trees. On the other hand it would be a much more affordable way for automakers to test their cars than going all the way to Germany.

http://jalopnik.com/5891398/man-wants-to-build-exact-copy-of-nurburgring-in-nevada

That's me driving the lead car

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We can lay the blame for this at the feet of T-Mobile for starting this HSPA+=4G marketing BS. AT&T just raised it to new heights. Unfortunately for many AT&T customers what you call it is irrelevant when you can't get a network connection in the first place.

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Yet another demonstration of the security theater that is the TSA

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Oh, great. 'Nude body scanners' foiled by simply attaching contraband to your side.

Some guy claims that those "nude body scanners" can't see metal when it's attached to your side because both metal and the background show up as black.

If true: Wow!

Props to +Lisa Miller

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It's about time that Apple at least acknowledged the possibility of some patent licensing deals. Now about that pricing.

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Apple is currently locked in dozens of lawsuits around the world with various Android vendors, but the Cupertino-based company is apparently willing to

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Sometimes people just scream out to be mocked

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Obama mocks Fox News reporter's question:

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President Mocks Fox News Reporter’s Question About Gas Prices
During President Obama’s first solo White House news conference since November, Henry asked the president if he actually wants gas prices to go even higher. Obama mocked Henry’s question.

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