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caribguy

2:11 am on Jan 17, 2010 (gmt 0)

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Defense attorney Alex Stein said:
Ellis had never knowingly acted dishonestly [..] in 2004 when OiNK was launched, it was a “brave new world” on the Internet.
In many societies he’d be an innovator, a creator, a Richard Branson. His talent would be moulded, not crushed by some sort of media organization

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tedster

4:40 am on Jan 17, 2010 (gmt 0)

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Given the initial news coverage by the BBC [news.bbc.co.uk], which made Ellis sound guilty even before a trial, this is a remarkable outcome. It's also quite a blow to the official music industry in the UK.

More coverage from PC World [pcworld.com]

engine

9:55 am on Jan 17, 2010 (gmt 0)