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Devil's Advocate: How wrong were the DrinkOrDie pirates?
Comment To many, the recent sentencing of the DrinkOrDie software pirates was the end of a drawn-out trial. The men sentenced to actual or suspended jail sentences were said to be members of the DrinkOrDie... [10 May 2005]
DrinkOrDie pirates go to jail
News A City banker at the heart of the DrinkOrDie software piracy ring has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison today at the Old Bailey in London. Alex Bell, 29, was one of four criminals involved in the... [06 May 2005]
DrinkorDie members convicted
News Dowd and Bell were accused of supplying software for DrinkorDie, a worldwide gang that cracked hundreds of software applications and made them freely available over the internet. The High Court heard that... [18 Mar 2005]
'Robin Hoods' in the dock over DrinkorDie
News Steven Dowd, 39, of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, and Alex Bell, 29, of Chafford Hundred, Essex, are both accused of being members of DrinkorDie, a group of software pirates that cracked many hundreds of commercial... [20 Oct 2004]
No extradition for 'DrinkorDie internet pirate'
News If extradited and convicted of his alleged role in leading the DrinkorDie group, Griffiths would face up to 10 years in prison and $500,000 in fines. The ruling could be a significant setback for US prosecutors, who have... [26 Mar 2004]
'Bandido' to be extradited from Oz as part of piracy probe
News A federal grand jury in Connecticut charged Hew Raymond Griffiths of Bateau Bay, Australia, with one count of conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and one count of copyright infringement related to his alleged role in... [13 Mar 2003]
Piracy crackdown an "empty gesture"
News Police from six countries swooped on suspects and raided several premises this week in a bid to catch crackers linked to the DrinkorDie group. DrinkorDie is only one of a number of groups - other... [13 Dec 2001]
Biggest-ever police raids smash global piracy rings
News Investigators from the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) believe the men are members of a group called DrinkorDie and are responsible for pirating millions of pounds worth of copyrighted software, games, music and videos. [12 Dec 2001]
