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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Talkback Lets jail home tapers as well. oh yes this sounds like a reasonable response. Commercail piracy one thing But jailing p2p users.
[October 9, 2003, 11:58]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Programmer faces Greek jail over spam claims
News Downes is now worried that he may be thrown into jail, despite the apparent lack of evidence. The Greek police have arrested a Swedish programmer, claiming that he advertised and sold pharmaceutical products on the Web, a police spokesperson...
[November 4, 2005, 17:00]
US spammers get fines and jail time
News Sophos, attributed the decline to new legislation and jail sentences for spammers. A Florida man known as the "timeshare spammer" was sentenced to a year in prison on Thursday for clogging in-boxes with millions of unsolicited email messages, in...
[November 18, 2005, 8:10]
