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Archive for June 28th, 2008

Jury Convicts Web Site Operator in P2P Case: “Daniel Dove has been convicted of conspiracy and felony copyright infringement, the first time in the U.S. that a peer-to-peer user has been convicted by a jury of copyright infringement.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

Jury convicts Web site operator in P2P case The operator of a P2P site was convicted on copyright infringement charges.

A former administrator at EliteTorrents.org has been convicted of conspiracy and felony copyright infringement in a Virginia court, the first time in the U.S. that a peer-to-peer user has been convicted by a jury of copyright infringement, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed Friday.

Daniel Dove, 26, formerly of Clintwood, Virginia, faces a maximum sentence in prison for his participation in EliteTorrents.org, a Web site that specialized in releasing copyright works without authorization, the DOJ said. EliteTorrents, which ceased operating in May 2005, used BitTorrent peer-to-peer technology to distribute pirated copies of movies, software, music and video games, the DOJ said.

(Via Macworld.)

Hackers Hijack Critical Internet Organizations: “Turkish hackers on Thursday defaced the official sites of the international organizations that oversee the Internet’s critical routing infrastructure and regulate domain names.

(Via NYT > Technology.)

Ankle-biting hackers storm net’s overlords, hijack their domains: “

IANA and ICANN succumb to NetDevilz

The websites of two of the net’s most critical oversight organizations were hijacked by Turkish hackers who sent visitors to rogue pages that challenged the overseers’ authority.…

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(Via The Register - Comms.)

Op-Ed Contributor - Fighting Al Qaeda With YouTube - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

By DANIEL KIMMAGE, Published: June 26, 2008 (Baku, Azerbaijan)

AL QAEDA made its name in blood and pixels, with deadly attacks and an avalanche of electronic news media. Recent news articles depict an online terrorist juggernaut that has defied the best efforts by the United States government to counter it. While these articles are themselves a testimony to Al Qaeda’s media savvy, they don’t tell the whole story.”