The Hurt Locker BitTorrent lawsuit is dead, or at least it should be. Unfortunately someone forgot to tell the lawyers. or perhaps the lawyers conveniently forgot to tell the ISPs. That is, at least, according to TorrentFreak.

The Hurt Locker

The Hurt Locker was a huge critical hit, eventually winning the 2010 Oscar for ‘Best Picture’. Unfortunately it didn’t do quite as well at the box office, only taking $49 million worldwide. It’s taken more since thanks to DVD and Blu-ray sales, but not enough to warm the hearts of the studio behind it.

That studio is Voltage Pictures, which blamed piracy/file-sharing (depending on your point of view) for that poor box office performance. It may not have helped, but to blame it entirely was way over the top. The next step was to go after thousands of alleged pirates looking for compensation.

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Another day, another set of Apple television set rumors. 2012 is either going to be the year Apple finally unveils its plans for TV hardware or that the world realizes some of these Apple rumors never actually amount to anything real.

Apple TV Set

Rumors of an Apple-built and branded television set have cropped up several times over the past few years. They ramped up considerably in light of Steve Jobs passing away, as he revealed his belief that he had “finally cracked it” prior to his death in 2011.

By December Apple execs were reported to be confident enough in the project to be actively talking to media companies. Partnerships would be needed for content, always the key component in determining whether an innovative new product flies or dies.

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Clocking Off Synopsis

Clocking Off is a drama television series produced by BBC One that premiered in January of 2000.

Created by Paul Abbott Clocking Off follows the story of a number of employees who all work at Mackintosh Textiles, a textile company in Manchester. Each episode featured one character and focused on his or her personal life which were filled with drama and often times fodder for gossip at work. The series won a BAFTA award.

Clocking Off aired four seasons.

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The Royal Bodyguard Synopsis

The Royal Bodyguard is a situation comedy television series produced by BBC One that premiered in December of 2011.

Created by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni The Royal Bodyguard follows the story of Captain Guy Hubble (played by David Jason - Only Fools and Horses), hapless, bumbling and newly promoted to the post of Royal Protection Officer after he saves the Queen’s life on the day of State Opening of Parliament. Even though Hubble takes his job seriously due to his bumbling nature he manages to get in trouble on a daily basis much to the chagrin of
his boss.

The Royal Bodyguard is currently in its first season.

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Aquila Synopsis

Aquila is children’s television series produced by BBC that premiered in December of 1997.

Aquila was British TV series for children based on a book written by Andrew Norris about two boys - Tom Baxter (played by Ben Brooks) and Geoff Reynolds (played by Craig Vye) - who accidentally discover a small space ship buried in English countryside. Together, they learn to use the space ship and try to hide it from others who might abuse its incredible capabilities.

Aquila aired two seasons.

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2011 has been a poor year at the box office, with audience numbers and revenue down to their lowest levels since 1995. But don’t blame piracy, as the list of the most-pirated movies released in the past 12 months suggests bigger issues are at play here.

Hollywood Box Office

Hollywood has had a bad year, with attendances and revenues down by 4- to 5-percent on 2010. This despite both being up during the summer. In other words a poor second half of the year has killed any lingering hopes that 2011 was to be the year the movie industry turned things around.

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YouTube Slam is the latest attempt by the premier online video site to make stars out of ordinary people while sucking more time away from those of us who spend our days online. And it’s a veritable stroke of genius.

Viral Video

It’s a well-known fact that the vast majority of videos uploaded to YouTube go nowhere. They gain just a handful of viewers, most of which know the uploader personally. Unless a video is picked up and promoted by a site such as WebTVHub then it’s difficult to get noticed.

This does mean, however, that the videos which do break out are generally the best of the best, the cream of the crop, the most compelling, most watchable, most addictive videos on the whole of YouTube. But how to find these gems before they reach the mainstream?

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