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Warez Scene Members Facing 5 Years in Prison - TorrentFreak
Five so-called ‘warez scene’ members have been indicted on charges of conspiring to commit copyright infringement. For the unauthorized sharing of tens of thousands of files, the men face five years in prison and fines of $250,000 on each count. U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut Kevin J. O’Connor announced that a Grand Jury returned a three-count indictment, charging five men with copyright offenses they committed as members of the so-called ‘warez scene’. The five, using names such as iced, kidzapped, niterangr and tcut, were caught as part of ‘Operation Higher Education’ - a component of ‘Operation Fastlink’ - and are all charged with conspiracy.
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Source: MySpace to announce new music service on Thursday - CNET News
A new music service jointly owned by News Corp.’s MySpace.com and three record labels will be announced Thursday, according to a source familiar with the deal. MySpace Music has been expected for weeks and will offer streaming music, downloads of unprotected MP3s, concert tickets, ringtones, and other merchandise, the source told CNET News.com. The source added that MySpace is hopeful the service will open in the next few months. The deal immediately catapults News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch into competition with Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ iTunes, which offers music and video downloads. Backers are hoping MySpace Music can compete against iTunes by providing MySpace’s 110 million worldwide monthly visitors a sweeping range of music services and products that eclipse iTunes’ offering.
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British inventor of teen-repellent device wants laws regulating it - Sydney Morning Herald
The British inventor of a controversial device which disperses young people by emitting a high-pitched noise which only they can hear called Wednesday for legislation to regulate its use. Self-confessed “mad inventor” Howard Stapleton developed the Mosquito after his 15-year-old daughter was harassed by youths hanging around a local shop. The device emits an irritating high-pitched pulse that most people aged under 20 can hear but almost nobody over 30 can.
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YouTube ‘rape victim’ arrested - Daily Mirror
A mother who claimed she was filmed being gang raped and the video put on YouTube was arrested yesterday. The 24-year-old is being held on suspicion of underage sex and perverting the course of justice, police said. Three boys, two 16 and one 14, who were arrested after the alleged attack in Croydon, South London, in February will face no further action. The three-minute phone video was shown on YouTube and viewed by 600 people.
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MPs attack Google’s web vetting record - the Guardian
Google’s vice-president, Kent Walker, came under fire from MPs today after admitting that his company does not employ a single person to proactively vet online content and for failing to censor a YouTube video of a gang rape. One member of the Commons culture, media and sport committee called Walker “objectionable” after he attempted to defend the mistake by YouTube, the popular video sharing website owned by Google, over the gang rape. Walker admitted that footage of a gang rape, reported to be of a woman in south London being set upon by a group of teenagers, received 600 page views before it was taken down from YouTube last month.
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