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Nasa hacker lawyers push for UK jail term
News If found guilty he faces a maximum 60-year jail term. The solicitors of self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon have formally requested that the US give assurances that he serve any prison term in the UK.
[September 1, 2008, 17:39]
Jail term for MP3 pirates predicted
News Within the next four months, a student or "other individual found downloading illegal MP3 tracks" will go to jail "as a clear signal that piracy will not be tolerated in the US. Robin Bynoe, partner with London law firm, Charles Russell confirmed...
[May 16, 2000, 13:58]
Selling pirated songs online nets jail term
News A New York man was sentenced to six months in jail after being convicted of using the Internet to sell hundreds of CDs that were loaded with unauthorised copies of songs. Judge Reggie B Walton of the US District Court of Washington, D.C.last week...
[October 10, 2003, 15:15]
News Burst: Jail term for MP3 pirates predicted
News That is the prediction from a senior figure within the music industry at the nme.com NetSounds conference in London Monday. The source, who requested anonymity, believes the American courts are under pressure from an increasingly litigious RIAA...
[May 15, 2000, 13:07]
Spammer given nine years
News But the judge suspended the nine-year jail term pending an appeal by Jaynes, who is currently out on $1m bail. A spammer responsible for sending over 10 million junk emails a day has been jailed for nine years by a US judge.
[April 11, 2005, 18:00]
Security researcher faces jail for finding bugs
News The prosecution claims that Tena violated article 335.2 of the code of the intellectual property and is asking for a four month jail term and a €6,000 fine. A French security researcher who published exploit codes that could take advantage of bugs...
[January 11, 2005, 11:45]
Government increases proposed jail terms for Web grooming
News Anyone found guilty of establishing contact with a child over the Internet and meeting or attempting to meet them to commit a sexual offence could face a jail sentence of up to 10 years once new legislation is passed by Parliament.
[November 3, 2003, 16:20]
Blaster writer faces jail
News Jeffrey Lee Parson, the teen who admitted to writing the Blaster virus, is now facing a three-year jail sentence and a bill for $626,000. Parson's lawyers, however, are asking for a six-month prison term, according to reports, with another six...
[January 26, 2005, 12:50]
Anna virus writer goes on trial
News Jan de Wit, the 20-year-old who wrote the Anna Kournikova virus, went to trial on Thursday, but the prosecutor asked for a relatively light sentence with no jail term -- 240 hours of community service.
[September 14, 2001, 9:46]
Electronic evidence raises questions in porn case
News During a three-hour hearing on Thursday, Larimer sentenced Benedict to 46 months, the maximum prison term permitted by the plea agreement, and rejected a request by defence counsel to allow Benedict to remain out of jail while an appeal is under way.
[August 30, 2002, 14:24]
Virus writers wait anxiously for Melissa verdict
News Days before the author of the most prolific computer virus in history receives his likely US jail sentence, evidence has emerged that virus writers worldwide are beginning to cover their tracks, according to one expert.
[February 16, 2000, 14:26]
Did FBI informant turn to the 'dark side'?
News They suggest Butler was caught hacking, then agreed to act as an FBI consultant to avoid jail time. The government needs that kind of talent to get those kinds of things done, and hackers are drawn to places where they can use their talents without...
[July 13, 2000, 14:00]
Hacking suspect takes the stand
Talkback Hopefully we will all see a news story about you in the near future with a 471 year jail term. Would you now? I am sure the person who you are trying to deny's privacy would like to know why you would like the ability to do this too.
[October 10, 2003, 3:50]
I Almost forgot...
Talkback It's only a setting, not a jail term. I forgot to add in my comment a number 8! Ooops! Oh, well. No big deal. UAC (User Account Control) can be turned off until you are done installing any programs or configuring any settings.
[April 3, 2007, 19:10]
Singaporeans warned not to text and drive
News The act is similar to using the mobile phone while driving, and so can result in a penalty of up to $1,000 (£361) or a jail term of up to six months, or both. Text messaging while driving is an offence in Singapore, a police spokesman has warned.
[August 29, 2003, 10:20]
Report to Lords will show extra cost of snooping bill
News The RIP Bill will also require individuals and businesses to produce the keys needed to decrypt encrypted messages or face a jail term. A report to be presented to the House of Lords Monday claims the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Bill...
[June 12, 2000, 9:03]
CompuServe ex-boss being tried by `naive' Bavarians
News The trial is being watched carefully in the UK and across Europe: if Somm is found guilty not only does he face a jail term of up to five years but other bosses in the industry question whether they are to become scapegoats for something, they...
[May 13, 1998, 14:12]
Boris Johnson calls for Nasa hacker pardon
Blog A jail term of up to 70 years in a "supermax" maximum security prison would be a completely disproportionate punishment. London's mayor has called for Barack Obama to halt extradition proceedings against Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon.
[January 27, 2009, 11:34]
Police raid software pirates
News The penalty for distributing or selling pirated goods is a fine of up to $100,000 (Singapore dollars), or a jail term not exceeding five years, or both. More than 100,000 pieces of counterfeit video CDs (VCDs), CD-ROMs and DVDs were seized, and 15...
[October 15, 2001, 16:59]
Sun may have broken bribery laws
News Under the FCPA, it faces a corporate fine of up to $2m (£1.3m), and a fine of up to $100,000 or a jail term of up for five years for guilty employees and directors. Sun Microsystems has revealed it may have broken US anti-corruption laws in an...
[May 11, 2009, 14:39]
