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DrinkorDie head sentenced for software piracy

An Australian resident who headed the notorious DrinkorDie software piracy gang has been jailed in the US. The British-born... Read more

25 June, 2007 by Jo Best

DrinkorDie two convicted of software piracy

...to similar charges. Dowd and Bell were accused of supplying software for DrinkorDie, a worldwide gang that cracked hundreds of software applications and made them... Read more

17 March, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

US attempt to extradite 'DrinkorDie pirate' blocked

...charges. If extradited and convicted of his alleged role in leading the DrinkorDie group, Griffiths would face up to 10 years in prison and $500... Read more

26 March, 2004 by John Borland

Clink for DrinkorDie software counterfeiters

...Eight men (six Britons and two Ukrainians) from the piracy ring, dubbed DrinkorDie, were initially arrested — some of whom worked in the IT industry, police... Read more

6 May, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Software piracy case hits the Old Bailey

...29, of Chafford Hundred, Essex, are both accused of being members of DrinkorDie, a group of software pirates that cracked many hundreds of commercial programs... Read more

20 October, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

US fights to extradite Internet 'pirate'

...that Griffiths was the only alleged member of the software piracy group DrinkorDie whose extradition was being sought. According to the office of the US... Read more

8 July, 2004 by Kristyn Maslog Levis

Software engineer sentenced to prison

...software engineer convicted of providing technology to a piracy group known as DrinkOrDie was sentenced Thursday to nearly three years in prison. Barry Erickson, 35... Read more

3 May, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Accused piracy leader pleads guilty

The accused leader of an Internet piracy group known as DrinkOrDie could face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty on... Read more

28 February, 2002 by Lisa M Bowman

Software makers ignoring anti-piracy technology in favour of sales

In the aftermath of the conviction of four members of the DrinkorDie gang for conspiracy to defraud, security experts have hit out at software... Read more

12 May, 2005 by ZDNet UK

'Operation Buccaneer' nabs suspected pirate ringleader

...related to his alleged role in leading the software piracy group called DrinkorDie. DrinkorDie illegally copied and distributed more than $50m, or about £32m, worth... Read more

13 March, 2003 by Alorie Gilbert

Devil's Advocate: How wrong were the DrinkOrDie pirates

...heart of the software industry... To many, the recent sentencing of the DrinkOrDie software pirates was the end of a drawn-out trial. But to... Read more

10 May, 2005 by Martin Brampton

Defending their copyright with your taxes

The BSA claims that while DrinkorDie may have been shut down as a result of co-ordinated global... Read more

12 May, 2005 by Cath Everett

The A to Z of security

...from New South Wales, Australia, for his alleged role in leading the DrinkorDie piracy group, failed after an Australian magistrate ruled the US had not... Read more

14 November, 2006 by Natasha Lomas

Learning lessons from open source

...such an environment, should we really be surprised that groups such as DrinkorDie — who were jailed for a total of six years on Friday — find... Read more

9 May, 2005 by Leader

Global piracy purge nets 200 PCs

...conducted a two-day raid that seized computers from a group named "DrinkOrDie." The Justice Department added that Fastlink targeted a number of suspected warez... Read more

23 April, 2004 by Jim Hu

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