SOPHOS: Japanese P2P virus writer convicted, but escapes jail

                   
noticias.info     May 16, 2008            

Experts at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have questioned whether courts worldwide are giving consistent sentences to hackers following the news that a Japanese man has escaped jail, despite admitting w... [read full story]                    

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Japan uses copyright conviction to crack down on student who allegedly spread computer virus

iht.com     May 16, 2008          

A student who had allegedly spread a computer virus was convicted Friday of copyright infringement charges in a case that has highlighted the lack of laws in Japan to police malicious programs in cyberspace. Masato Nakatsuji, 24, a graduate student at Osaka Electro-Communication University, was...                    

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Japan uses copyright conviction to crack down on student who allegedly spread computer virus

tmcnet.com     May 16, 2008          

TOKYO_A student who had allegedly spread a computer virus was convicted Friday of copyright infringement charges in a case that has highlighted the lack of laws in Japan to police malicious programs in cyberspace. Masato Nakatsuji, 24, a graduate student at Osaka Electro-Communication University,...                    

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Suspended prison term given to creator of computer virus+

tmcnet.com     May 16, 2008          

KYOTO, May 16_(Kyodo) _ The Kyoto District Court gave a suspended prison term Friday to a graduate student who in January became the first person arrested in Japan for the creation of a computer virus. Masato Nakatsuji, 24, a graduate student of engineering at the Osaka Electro-Communication...                    

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Suspended prison term given to creator of computer virus

newsonjapan.com     May 16, 2008          

KYOTO, May 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Kyoto District Court gave a suspended prison term Friday to a graduate student who in January became the first person arrested in Japan for the creation of a computer virus. Masato Nakatsuji, 24, a graduate student of engineering at the Osaka Electro-Communication...                    

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Japanese P2P Virus Writer Convicted, Escapes Jail

fergdawg.blogspot.com     May 19, 2008          

Via GovTech.com.Experts are questioning whether courts worldwide are giving consistent sentences to hackers following news that a Japanese man has escaped jail, despite admitting writing a virus that wiped music and movie files on innocent users' computers.Masato Nakatsuji, who was revealed to be...                    

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