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The leader of one of the oldest and most well known Internet software piracy groups, Hew Raymond Griffiths has pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement charges, in one of the first extraditions for an intellectual property offense. Griffiths, a British national living in Bateau Bay, Australia was extradited in February 2007 to face charges in U.S. District Court.

Some things grab your attention just for the coolness factor. Others whisper of revolution, a quiet promise that industrial tectonic plates are about to shift. IODA, a digital distribution company focusing on indie music, is a cool undercurrent, pulling a tide that is the promise of a sea-change.

Thomas Quinn, a Samsung Semiconductor executive, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of fixing prices for dynamic random access memory (DRAM). Quinn conspired with competitors in a scandal that affected every major computer maker.

Former HealthSouth CEO, Richard Scrushy got to breathe a huge sigh of relief as he was acquitted on 36 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, falsifying statements, money laundering, and the like.

Two former pilots for America West have been found guilty by a Miami jury of operating an aircraft while under the influence of alcohol. They face up to five years in prison.

The Supreme Court unanimously decided to overturn the Arthur Andersen the verdict but many critics feel like it was the wrong decision. The highest court said jury instructions were improper but did the ages old accounting firm squeak out on a technicality?

The reading of Yukos Founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky's verdict has been rapped up, and he was found guilty of six out of seven charges of fraud and tax evasion.

Russian judges continued to read the verdict of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's trial today, but adjourned the court before it was over for the second day in a row.