Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
You're looking at the face of online music piracy. Jammie Thomas, a 32-year-old single mother of two accused by the RIAA of sharing 24 songs on peer-to-peer service Kazaa, has lost her protracted legal battle. Yesterday she was ordered to pay a whopping $222,000 in damages, which amounts to $9,250 for every song shared -- this despite the fact that the RIAA was never able to prove Thomas even had Kazaa installed on her machine. Thomas maintains her innocence. 
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Jim said 12:08PM on 10-05-2007
Stealing is stealing. Musicians are getting tired of not getting paid for their work. Buy the music if you want it.
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bronx said 1:17PM on 10-05-2007
@Jim.. You know what we are.. tired of the music industry stealing from us.. over prized cd's... WTF you must be working for the basterds.. They just do not get it..... and so do you.
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missy said 1:29PM on 10-05-2007
my one concern is that they cannot prove that she had Kazaa on her computer. Deleted information is still retrievable so...why no proof?
Regardless of the cost of CD'S, entertainers have the right to price their product however they choose...stealing IS stealing but, where is the proof?
I'd caution anyone supporting a conviction without proof.
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Ben said 1:40PM on 10-05-2007
Screw jim and the rest of the RIAA. I'm sick of their extortion methods. They burst into cafe's and bars and demand money for songs not even played there that they have no copyright for. Good for this lady fighting them. Hope she can avoid paying.
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Jim said 1:49PM on 10-05-2007
Bronx, I suggest you spend a little more time on spelling and grammar. A product is only worth what someone will pay for it. If you think it's overpriced, don't buy it. If enough people agree with you, the price will come down. You still don't have the right to steal it.
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bronx said 1:53PM on 10-05-2007
The artist do not set te prize of the cd the industry does. The artist sees very very little of that mony.. I hope there will be a change like but the cd directly for the artist and just pay him like 7 dollars. that like dubbel the amount of what there getting now....
Trent reznor gets it....
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/17/1948238&from=rss
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sir jay harris said 2:17PM on 10-05-2007
Pirates in the olden days were hung.
current pirates need to be fined & fined heavily.There internet privileges should be terminated as well.
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Ben said 3:10PM on 10-05-2007
Actually Sir jay, pirates in the old day were supported by governments to raid commerce and gold from the "new world."
Yeah its illegal, but a quarter million dollar fine for this is absurd.
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j said 5:54PM on 10-09-2007
Greedy filth! They have no evidence that she installed the illegal file-sharing software on her computer. That's called "LACK OF EVIDENCE"!!!
And any alleged damages aren't nearly worth $220K! This completely unjust "penalty" just another act of the rampant corporate greed that is destroying the world!
Keep fighting Jammie! Don't let them do this to you and your family!
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eA said 12:50PM on 10-18-2007
The way I look at it, I support the selective download at a price. One thing that mp3 downloads have forced artists to do is actually provide quality music. 15 years ago, before napster really got around to getting started, you purchased an entire album just to get 2, maybe 3 songs. Now, instead of purchasing an entire album, you can selectively download those songs you want. If a musician wants to get the full price for a CD, that musician will have to create quality music. I'm in favor of the musician setting up a website where a fan can selectively download music and pay a nominal fee per song, but unfortuneatly, the record company, the producer, etc. would all still get a cut. That's just how the business is.
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