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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]
Architect of CAD scam faces jail
News A Derby man is facing up to 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to illegally selling expensive CAD software at massively reduced prices. The AceCad software, which has been used in high-profile projects like London's "Gherkin" building, sells...
[January 15, 2008, 15:21]
Spammer looks to cut jail time with guilty plea
News A Detroit-area man is facing at least two years in jail on charges that he sent millions of spam messages over a number of high-profile company networks in violation of the Can-Spam Act. Before the deal, Lin faced a maximum of 10 years in jail for...
[January 13, 2006, 9:45]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback I hate to say it.but thats the best reason I've seen for a long while to go to jail for.we should rally in london.all the p2p users together.stand outside number 10.and shout Ok jail us" and see what they do >:) it will be a VERY sad day if this...
[October 10, 2003, 16:56]
Spammers face lawsuits and jail
News For its part, Can-Spam would jail spammers who access an Internet-connected computer "without authorization" and use it to send multiple commercial email messages. Antispam sentiment on Capitol Hill spiked on Thursday, with one bill voted out of...
[June 20, 2003, 9:27]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback Soon the mpaa will have their way and everyone will be in jail and then they will bitch about lost revenew it seems rather pointless to pop some blue collar dude from BFE and fine him it would seem more resonable to lower the price of a dvd or a...
[January 17, 2005, 3:57]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback Perhaps it would be better to jail the entire music industry (especially the RIAA) for their staggering greed.
[October 9, 2003, 18:46]
Spammers face jail
News Two spammers could go to jail after an investigation by EarthLink found they were sending thousands of unsolicited messages from PeoplePC accounts. Sentencing is scheduled for 16 November, and the two could get up to three years in jail and be...
[October 4, 2006, 9:05]
We saved BT execs from jail, claims Azul Systems
Blog The British government didn't take too kindly to the lobbyists, And it blew up on them and they basically said "You have six months from now and then we start sending the execs of BT to jail". So they came to us and said "Oh my god, I don't want to...
[September 5, 2009, 22:12]
Fine & Jail time...
Talkback Both should be applied to all involved irregardless of when and where each of them where involved both those selling and those buying, the fines applied should be MASSIVE, BIBLICAL, and so should the jail times.
[November 18, 2009, 20:15]
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]
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]
Australia considers sending spammers to jail
Talkback Can they please also jail everyone responsible for PAPER junk mail through my front door, including, letters, brochures, leaflets, flyers and free newspapers. And while they are at it, I am fed up of being spammed in the street by offensive...
[August 28, 2003, 14:42]
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]
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, a 19-year-old from Minnesota, is due to be sentenced this week for writing the Blaster.B variant...
[January 26, 2005, 12:50]
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]
Caught on CCTV, but phishing mule escapes jail
Blog A man who helped steal €12,000 from Irish bank accounts through a phishing email campaign has managed to avoid being sent to jail. To stay out of jail, Aigbe will have to perform 240 hours of community service.
[February 20, 2009, 10:10]
Rebel hacker accused of spying on military faces ten years in jail
Blog Authorities in Turkey are seeking a ten year jail sentence for a man who has admitted he was a hacker working for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and is alleged to have planted spyware on x-rated websites.
[February 3, 2009, 17:47]
Data jail lacks key
News Are you sitting in data jail -- trapped in a world of email demands from an impatient head office or needless missives from staff intent on bombarding you with information so that they can convince themselves they have covered their backs?
[May 24, 2004, 11:30]
Jail threat might tighten cybersecurity
Talkback After all, currently the only occupations that might end up in jail from an honest error, rather than a corrupt decision, are pilots, health care professionals, accountants and er criminals. If they make a promise and fail to keep it, let's jail them!
[January 7, 2004, 0:18]
