Thursday, August 18, 2005
Three Singapore Students Arrested for Distributing 20,000 MP3 Tracks
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "NEWS" @ 02:00 PM
According to Yahoo News, three Singaporean students have been arrested for illegally distributing more than 20,000 MP3 tracks to fellow users on an IRC channel. The three youths were targeted as part of sting operation through a tip from the Record Industry Association Singapore (RIAS). One member of this "terabyte trio" (that's the nickname I'm giving these guys) is just 16 years old. Each could face jail and or fines of up to 100,000 Singapore dollars (60,606 US). And you thought the US-based RIAA was tough? :wink:
