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Leon Marshell no stewart@vibesfm.de (stewart, nikki, ttt) VIBES FM Radio Vibes FM music,vibesfm,interview,hiphop,rnb,radio,interview http://www.vibesfm.de/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/rss.jpg http://www.vibesfm.de Hamburg VIBES FMmusic,vibesfm,interview,hiphop,rnb,radio,interviewMusicdjpanel@vibesfm.deLeon MarshellRadioVibesFMhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/kdtVHNAsQmo/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/02/03/drake-sued-by-ex-girlfriend-for-royalties/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:17:34 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6212 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/02/03/drake-sued-by-ex-girlfriend-for-royalties/feed/ 0 http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/02/03/drake-sued-by-ex-girlfriend-for-royalties/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/It8GO0llSwQ/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/30/cory-gunz-faces-three-and-a-half-years-in-prison/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:59:06 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6205 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/30/cory-gunz-faces-three-and-a-half-years-in-prison/feed/ 0 http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/30/cory-gunz-faces-three-and-a-half-years-in-prison/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/gS1hT0356tE/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/30/bow-wow-reportedly-owes-back-taxes/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:44:35 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6201 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/30/bow-wow-reportedly-owes-back-taxes/feed/ 0 http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/30/bow-wow-reportedly-owes-back-taxes/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/BfDBHn1J3mY/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/26/oscar-nominations-upset-mary-j-blige/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:10:03 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6196 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/26/oscar-nominations-upset-mary-j-blige/feed/ 0 [caption id="attachment_6197" align="alignleft" width="281" caption=" Mary J. BligePhoto: VT/Images"][/caption] NewsBeing disappointed on this year Oscar nomination, Mary J. Blige took to twitter to voice her disappointment for Best Original Song. Mary J. Blige Upset by Oscar Nominations Being disappointed on this year Oscar nomination, Mary J. Blige took to twitter to voice her disappointment for Best Original Song. This year’s nominations have come as a surprise as only two songs managed to become contenders for the award, while normally up to five songs can earn a nomination. Mary J. Blige tweeted her opinion of the selection shortly after The Oscar Nominations were announced and wrote, “I’m so thankful for true fans like you all. It saddens me & feels like the Academy is being mean. 2 only nominate 2 of the 5 slots is…..” The singer was up for her song ‘The Living Proof’ from ‘The Help,’ which earned four nominations, although it was expected to be a stronger contender. A number of stars were in competition for nomination spots alongside Mary J. Blige including Elton John, will.i.am and Pink, but only Sergio Mendes’ ‘Real In Rio’ from Rio and Bret McKenzie’s ‘Man or Muppet’ from ‘The Muppets’ managed to earn a spot on the award’s show. The range of tunes up for nomination usually ranges between three and 14, but this year 39 songs were eligible. Although it is not clear why only two songs were selected, the slim competition could indicate that voters were unimpressed with the selection this year according to the Washington Post. Songs receive a score from voters and must have a minimum average in order to obtain a nomination, unless only one song passes the bar and then the next ranking song is selected even if its score is lower than the minimum. Charles Bernstein, the former chairman of the Academy Awards’ music branch, indicated that the two-song race could lead the Academy to reassess its selection process when it begins to layout next year’s show. “It’s very likely because there were two this year that the rules committee will probably take another look at it next year and make sure it wants to continue the same rules,” Bernstein explained. naomi clean http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/26/oscar-nominations-upset-mary-j-blige/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/nzs-aAD8RpU/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/26/thug-life-tattoos-on-rihanna-knuckles/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:39:42 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6189 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/26/thug-life-tattoos-on-rihanna-knuckles/feed/ 0 Rihanna [caption id="attachment_6190" align="alignleft" width="281" caption=" RihannaPhoto: VT/Images"][/caption] NewsIn an homage to Tupac Shakur, Rihanna has tattooed the words "Thug Life" across her knuckles. Posting a picture of her latest ink to Twitter, Inspired by Tupac Shakur, Rihanna goes under the needle. In an homage to Tupac Shakur, Rihanna has tattooed the words "Thug Life" across her knuckles. Posting a picture of her latest ink to Twitter, the Bajan songstress showed off her tats, writing, "All these bitches screaming that 2pac back #THUGLIFE." She later vetted criticism from the Twittersphere, responding, "Err'body has an opinion, but yall know what yall can do with them!!! #THUGLIFE." Watch the full tatoo image down! (http://www.vibesfm.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rihanna_tatoo.jpg) naomi clean http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/26/thug-life-tattoos-on-rihanna-knuckles/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/R_5dGSAThdc/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/20/swizz-beatz-is-not-the-ceo-of-megaupload/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:42:17 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6178 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/20/swizz-beatz-is-not-the-ceo-of-megaupload/feed/ 1 [caption id="attachment_6179" align="alignleft" width="281" caption=" Swizz BeatPhoto: MTV/Images"][/caption] NewsThe Internet was buzzing today with news about Wikipedia and a host of other websites' blackout protests over the impending SOPA/PIPA leg... It turns out that Swizzy ISN'T the CEO of the file-sharing site. The Internet was buzzing today with news about Wikipedia and a host of other websites' blackout protests over the impending SOPA/PIPA legislation. Now, the anti-piracy issue has taken a turn with the recent news that rapper/producer Swizz Beatz is the acting CEO of Megaupload and that he's now facing a major lawsuit. MTV reports that the multi-platinum producer for DMX and Jay-Z is now fighting a major lawsuit against Universal Music Group and his involvement with the popular storage and file sharing website. Last year, Swizz enlisted Diddy, Will.I.Am, Kanye West and a host of other musicians and media personalities to help film a promotional video in support his site, which has come under fire in the past for it application in the music and video piracy. These artists' support apparently didn't sit too well with Universal Music Group. The music conglomerate - which owns Hip Hop powerhouses like Def Jam and Interscope - issued a lawsuit and a YouTube take-down notice against the Megaupload video over the song's featured artists, whose appearance they didn't clear. Now, Swizzy and Megaupload are firing back at UMG with a counter-suit. The video in question can be seen below. We will keep you updated as more information about the suit comes to light. Contrary to earlier reports, Swizz Beatz is not the CEO of Megaupload and was not named in the shutdown of the company yesterday (Jan. 19th). “To my knowledge, Swizz Beatz was never involved in any meaningful way, He was negotiating to become the CEO, but it was never official," said Ira Rothken, Megaupload's attorney. naomi clean http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/20/swizz-beatz-is-not-the-ceo-of-megaupload/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/txK0EvKjEFs/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/19/megaupload-has-been-shutdown/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:39:17 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6172 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/19/megaupload-has-been-shutdown/feed/ 0 [caption id="attachment_6173" align="alignleft" width="281" caption=" MegauploadPhoto: Megaupload"][/caption] NewsShortly after it was revealed that Swizz Beatz is CEO of Megaupload, the cloud storage site has been closed down by federal prosecutors. Shortly after it was revealed that Swizz is the CEO, the Feds shut down the cloud storage site. Shortly after it was revealed that Swizz Beatz is CEO of Megaupload, the cloud storage site has been closed down by federal prosecutors.. Federal prosecutors have shut down one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, Megaupload.com, on charges of violating piracy laws -- a day after a 24-hour blackout of popular websites such as Wikipedia drew national attention to the issue. "This action is among the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States," the Justice department said in a statement about the indictment. The indictment accuses seven individuals and two corporations -- Megaupload Limited and Vestor Limited -- of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content. It was unsealed on Thursday, and claims that at one point Megaupload was the 13th most popular website in the world. Megaupload was unique not only because of its massive size and the volume of downloaded content, but also because it had high-profile support from celebrities, musicians and other content producers who are most often the victims of copyright infringement and piracy. Before the website was taken down, it contained endorsements from Kim Kardashian, Alicia Keys and Kanye West, among others. The Hong Kong-based company listed Swizz Beatz, a musician who married Keys in 2010, as its CEO. Beatz declined to comment through a representative. The individuals in the criminal enterprise each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison on racketeering charges, five years for conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, 20 years on money laundering charges and five years on related charges. Megaupload was led by colorful Australian Kim Dotcom -- aka Kim Schmitz, or Kim Tim Jim Vestor. He is a a resident of both Hong Kong and New Zealand, and a dual citizen of Finland and Germany, who legally changed his last name to "Dotcom." The website's founder and "chief innovation officer" was once convicted of a felony but has repeatedly denied engaging in piracy, according to CNET.com -- and he made more than $42 million from the conspiracy in 2010 alone, according to the indictment. The indictment comes the day after a 24-hour "blackout" of Wikipedia, a protest doodle on the homepage of Google, and numerous other protests across the Internet against proposed anti-piracy legislation that many leading websites -- including Reddit, Google, Facebook, Amazon and others -- contend will make it challenging if not impossible for them to operate. The Protect Intellectual Property Act under consideration in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House are bills backed by the motion picture and recording industries intended to eliminate theft online once and for all. S. 968 and H.R. 3261 would require ISPs to block access to foreign websites that infringe on copyrights. Online piracy from China and elsewhere is a massive problem for the media industry, one that costs as much as $250 billion per year and costs the industry 750,000 jobs, according to a 2008 statement by Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. But how exactly the bills would counter piracy has many up in arms. The Associated Press contributed to this report. naomi clean http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/19/megaupload-has-been-shutdown/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/FeGVhhtPX74/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/19/what-is-sopa-anyway/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:28:26 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6165 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/19/what-is-sopa-anyway/feed/ 0 [caption id="attachment_6166" align="alignleft" width="281" caption=" SOPAPhoto: VIBESFM/Images"][/caption] NewsWhat is SOPA? Who is SOPA? What do they want? Where are they from? These are questions going through the minds of internet surfers. What Is SOPA Anyway? A Guide to Understanding the Online Piracy Bill.What is SOPA? Who is SOPA? What do they want? Where are they from? These are question going through the minds of internet surfers.... It will undermine free speech and due process, says one side. It will protect America's creative class from thieves, says the other. But what's really in the Stop Online Piracy Act? A guide: Q: What is the purpose of the bill? A: There are actually two bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act, known as SOPA, in the House and sister legislation called the Protect IP [Intellectual Property] Act, or PIPA, in the Senate. Both are designed to tackle the problem of foreign-based websites that sell pirated movies, music and other products. Federal law enforcement has the authority to shut down U.S.-based websites that offer pirated content, but they can't directly do the same to foreign sites like Pirate Bay. The Motion Picture Association of America, the legislation's main backer, estimates 13% of American adults have watched illegal copies of movies or TV shows online, and it says the practice has cost media companies billions of dollars. Q: How do the bills attempt to stop piracy? A: The basic method is to stop U.S. companies from providing funding, advertising, links or other assistance to the foreign sites. The bills would give Justice Department prosecutors new powers to prevent pirate sites from getting U.S. visitors and funding. Q: What are the new powers? A: The Justice Department could seek a court order requiring U.S. Internet providers to block access to foreign pirate websites. Access could be blocked either by making it impossible for users to type a simple web address into an Internet browser to reach the site or by requiring search engines like Google to disable links to the sites. The attorney general could also seek a court order requiring credit-card processors to stop processing payments to the sites and requiring advertising networks to stop placing ads on the sites or taking ads from the pirated websites for display elsewhere. In addition, both bills would allow Hollywood studios and other content owners to take private legal action against websites that are alleged to be hosting pirated material. The legislation would allow content owners to ask a court to require credit-card companies and advertising networks to stop payments to sites allegedly hosting pirated material. Q: How does this harm free speech? A Wikipedia official said the legislation could allow for "censorship without due process." A: Opponents of the legislation worry that the language in the House bill is so broad that it would allow content owners to target U.S. websites that aren't knowingly hosting pirated content. This has been a particular concern of bill opponents Facebook, Wikipedia and Twitter, all of which have sites that depend heavily on content uploaded by users. In an extreme case, opponents say, media companies could get a court order blocking payments to an innocent site, with the effect of shutting it down and stripping it of its rights to free speech. Also, they say the legislation would encourage authoritarian countries that have already been trying to block content on the Internet they don't like. Q: What about the charge that the legislation could undermine cybersecurity efforts? A: One of the biggest issues for Google, eBay and other Internet companies is a provision that in some instances would require "DNS blocking." The domain-name system, or DNS, is an integral part of the Internet, ensuring traffic goes where it's supposed to when users type in a Web address like www.wsj.com or www.whitehouse.gov. Those addresses are converted into the series of numbers that make up a site's Internet protocol address. The original legislation would have required Internet providers to redirect traffic away from pirate websites by blocking the conversion system. The problem, naomi clean http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/19/what-is-sopa-anyway/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/7S0iqjjA_L4/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/18/wikipedia-and-other-website-are-down/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:54:31 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6158 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/18/wikipedia-and-other-website-are-down/feed/ 0 [caption id="attachment_6159" align="alignleft" width="281" caption=" WikipediaPhoto:Wikipedia"][/caption] NewsWikipedia was among several websites to shut down Wednesday in protest of anti-piracy bills now in Congress that critics say could amount to... Wikipedia was among several websites to shut down on Wednesday. CNN - Wikipedia was among several websites to shut down Wednesday in protest of anti-piracy bills now in Congress that critics say could amount to censorship. Instead of the usual encyclopedia articles, visitors to Wikipedia's English-language site were greeted by a message about the decision to black out its Web page for an entire day. "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge," said the stark message in white letters on a black and gray background. "For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours, to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia." Why Wikipedia went down at midnight However, users were able to access Wikipedia on some smartphones. The site and several others went dark at midnight Tuesday; others followed suit later in the day. The protest is in response to the Stop Online Piracy Act bill, a piece of proposed legislation that is working its way through the Congress. A Senate committee approved a similar bill in May called the Protect IP Act, which is now pending before the full Senate. The controversy over SOPA and PIPA has turned into an all-out war between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Media companies have united in favor of the bills, while tech's power players are throwing their might into opposing them. "Both SOPA and PIPA are threats not just to the U.S. economy, and not just to all the jobs that this tech sector creates, but if they had existed, Steve Huffman and I could have never founded Reddit," said Alexis Ohanian, who co-founded the site. Millions visit Reddit to submit interesting links from websites, discuss them and vote on them, he said, calling it "sort of a democratic front page of the web." Reddit also went dark Wednesday morning. One member of Congress, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California, who opposes the bills, said the unprecedented blackouts had "turned the tide against a backroom lobbying effort by interests that aren't used to being told no." Issa is pushing for consideration of his own plan, the OPEN act, addressing the matter. SOPA legislation 'far too overreaching' Battle over anti-piracy legislation Wikipedia founder: SOPA bad for Internet The blog Boing Boing also blacked out for the day. "Boing Boing is offline today because the U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would certainly kill us forever. The legislation ... would put us in legal jeopardy if we linked to a site anywhere online that had any links to copyright infringement." Battle over anti-piracy legislation Wikipedia founder: SOPA bad for Internet The blog Boing Boing also blacked out for the day. "Boing Boing is offline today because the U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would certainly kill us forever. The legislation ... would put us in legal jeopardy if we linked to a site anywhere online that had any links to copyright infringement." "In the past, the media industry has often gone after particular infringers -- people who have downloaded stuff off the Internet and sharing it. And now they're going after websites that link to these things," Rob Beschizza, Boing Boing's managing editor, told CNN on Wednesday. "The bill is supposed to let copyright holders get court orders against them, and there's all sorts of various measures for getting sites blacklisted or blocked. "The problem is that the measures are so wide-ranging and so open to abuse that we're worried that sites like ours could be brought down by frivolous claims," he said. While not blacking out its home page, search giant Google joined the cause by covering its famous logo with a black rectangle and urging visitors, "Tell Congress: Please don't censor the web!" The popular online classified site Craigslist was also blacked out, naomi clean http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/18/wikipedia-and-other-website-are-down/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RadioVibesFM/~3/0KLhaPIdPfA/ http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/18/ja-rule-compares-his-to-lil-waynes-gun-charge/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:21:25 +0000 djpanel@vibesfm.de (Leon Marshell) http://www.vibesfm.de/?p=6152 ]]> http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/18/ja-rule-compares-his-to-lil-waynes-gun-charge/feed/ 0 [caption id="attachment_5240" align="alignleft" width="281" caption=" Ja RulePhoto: MTV News"][/caption] NewsBack in 2007, Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arrested after a concert in New York City, New York, with Weezy facing a shorter sentence than Ja. The currently incarcerated rapper was pinched at the same time as Weezy, but they got different sentences. Back in 2007, Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arrested after a concert in New York City, New York, with Weezy facing a shorter sentence than Ja. Speaking from prison to Vlad TV, Ja said that his lengthier sentence of two years was because of the circumstances of the gun possessions. “Each case was a little different. He had the same charge, basically, attempting to possess. But the gun wasn’t on his possession either,” says Ja. “I think they got him with the same charge, attempt of possession. But the difference between me and Weezy’s case is his was actually registered. His case was crazy too, because it wasn’t registered to him but it wasn’t on his person but it was a registered gun and he was on a bus with 30 other people. And it wasn’t found in his possession. It was found in a bag. “My gun was with a serial number scratched off, which gave me a little more time. That’s the difference,” he continued.... naomi clean http://www.vibesfm.de/2012/01/18/ja-rule-compares-his-to-lil-waynes-gun-charge/ Leon MarshellnonadultRadio Vibes FM