Leader of net piracy gang jailed

**MIG-31** · Jun 25, 2007, 07:32 PM

Source: BBC News
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A Briton has been jailed for 51 months after pleading guilty to software piracy charges in the US. From his Australia home Hew Griffiths led the DrinkOrDie piracy group which specialised in cracking protection codes on software, music and movies.

The US Department of Justice estimated that DrinkOrDie created and spread more than $50m (£25m) of pirated goods. DrinkOrDie was broken up in 2001 following a series of raids co-ordinated by the DoJ.

Jun 25, 2007, 07:32 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Leader of net piracy gang jailed Source: BBC News ______________ A Briton has been jailed for 51 months after pleading guilty to software piracy charges in the US. From his Australia home Hew Griffiths led the DrinkOrDie piracy group which specialised in cracking protection codes on software, music and movies. The US Department of Justice estimated that DrinkOrDie created and spread more than $50m (£25m) of pirated goods. DrinkOrDie was broken up in 2001 following a series of raids co-ordinated by the DoJ. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here