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New Dr. Who Episode Leaked
Cougem writes "BBC News is reporting on how an episode from the brand new series of the old science fiction TV show, Doctor Who, has been leaked onto the Internet. 'A 45-minute episode, called Rose, has appeared three weeks before the series is expected to begin on BBC One. Rose is the name of the character played by pop singer Billie Piper, who will be the assistant to the Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston.' With people saying sci-fi appeals more to the technical minded viewer, will this TV show's release onto the Internet damage the ratings considerably for the BBC? Or is it a minor problem for a corporation whose role is just to provide the public with entertainment?" Maybe it will boost ratings, instead; the public buzz about "leaks" is still far ahead of the average viewer's ability to actually find and download.
I always knew that little metal bastard was up to no good.
can anyone say "Promotional Ploy that Slashdot fell for"?
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You see what happened was Dr. Who downloaded the episode legally from BBC's open archives in 2052, as a piece of nostalgia from his earlier days, but forgot to unshare it from Kazaa again when he travelled back to 2005. D'oh!
Unless the episode sucks. I mean sucks like a hover upright. Then it might hurt ratings
500 dollar reward for tip(s) leading to the arrest of the person(s) who stole my sig.
Doctor WHO?
I'm a big tall mofo.
He's on first.
Rhapsody in Numbers
From news.bbc.co.uk: "The BBC was unavailable for comment."
Investigative journalism is truly dead.
Don't worry...
Your alone.
On Arrakis: early worm gets the bird. Magister mundi sum!
air and light and time and space
In 5....4....3....2....1....
That green slime had it coming.
Exterminate!
and check out her ex http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/imagedump/6452.jpg
we're all in with a chance!!!
So when the hell is the Doctor going to get with the times and replace the police box with a cellphone? Everyone else has one, they're very convenient.
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I mean sucks like a hover upright.
Sshhh! You'll spoil the new Dalek design!
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
Come on guys, you're slacking. Where's the .torrent? You know you want to...
"Physics is to math as sex is to masturbation." -R. Feynman
The plot was full of holes.
Bah-dum Dum!
nipple slip
topless sunbathing
another angle topless
So, if a bittorrent site is not actually hosting illegal content, but just posting URLs of places where illegal content can be downloaded, then they're safe, right? Then why all the lawsuits? Am I missing something?
Because it is basically an accessory. It's the same as someone coming up to you and saying "Hey man, I need to kill some people, where can I get an axe?" and you say "Gee whiz, mister, I don't have one, but heres a map to Walmart, where you can buy one and hack away `till your hearts content". While you didnt actually physically have the axe, you helped them get it.
In which case, the BBC is already sending 'round the telly-download detector van to his neighborhood.
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"Open source is good." - Steve Jobs
"Open source is evil." - Microsoft
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File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
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Shhh. You know, we'll have to kill you now because people always talk about P2P yet USENET is where the real action is at and is a big secr..."what's that, who are you, what's with the gun"...BANG!A#)@#$JLKaSdFMNCC
Connection ended.
Nothing to see here. Move along, move along.
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