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I am looking for any prominent real-life case studies involving the free distribution of music files in digital format on the Internet. Do you know of any?

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Hi John,

I am not sure what you mean by prominent. I would go here: http://www.cybercrime.gov/ the home page is full of cases reported in the news.

I also typed this (music sharing case) into Google and these are what I got, here are a few cases:

Music file-sharing case before high court / Ruling could have major ...   
Article:Music file-sharing case before high court / Ruling coul:/c/a/2005/03/28/MNG4GBVLD61.DTL

www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/03/28/MNG4GBVLD61.DTL&feed=rss.news · Cached page
Music file-sharing case before high court / Ruling could have major ...   
Article:Music file-sharing case before high court / Ruling coul:/c/a/2005/03/28/FILESHARING.TMP

sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/28/FILESHARING.TMP · Cached page
Judge in Internet music sharing case may grant new trial  
Music reviews, band news and concert listings in Minneapolis, St. Paul, the Twin Cities metro area and Minnesota.

www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/18971729.html?location_refer=Homepage · Cached page
Music-Sharing Case - Los Angeles Times  
A 19-year-old Oklahoma State University student could face criminal charges of copyright infringement after police found as many as 1,000 Internet music files on his computer ...

articles.latimes.com/2000/sep/19/business/fi-23254 · Cached page
"Making Available" is Copyright Infringement in Music File Sharing ...   
... defendant, Jeffrey Howell, liable for copyright infringement for illegally sharing music ... Making Available" is Copyright Infringement in File Sharing Case. August 28, 2007

www.weintraub.com/Publications/Making_Available_is_Copyright_Infringement_in_File_Sharing_... · Cached page
Jammie Thomas begins music sharing case appeal  
Jammie Thomas, the Minnesota woman ordered to pay the record industry $220,000 USD for unauthorized sharing of music file is finally getting ...

www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/13976.cfm · Cached page
Music File-Sharing Case Complete — and the Winner Is ...   
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www.realtechnews.com/posts/4915 · Cached page

Good luck, lots of information out there.

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I can answer questions concerning Computer Crime Investigations and Internet investigations including Computer Crime Laws both at the State level and Federal level. I can answer questions on almost any crime in which a computer is used. In addition I can answer questions concerning copywrite infringement (peer to peer, and copying). I served as a police Commander and conducted and still conduct Computer Crime Investigations at the Local, State and Federal level. I have investigated all most any kind of crime with which or which involved a computer and the internet, from murders, kidnappings, extortion, drug dealing and more. I can answer questions concerning Computer Forensics (the art of recovering information from a suspects computer), Computer Crime Investigations and Internet Investigations. I am a Federally Court Recognized Expert in Computer Crime and Computer Forensics. I have worked in both Facebook and MySPace, also in Peer to Peer investigations. In addition I can answer questions concerning child predators and how to make your children safer on-line. I teach Computer Forensics, Internet Investigations, Peer to Peer Investigations and other computer crime related subjects for several colleges and the Institute of Police Technology and Management. My hobby webpage - Military Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdID8487

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I conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.

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2 Degrees in Criminal Justice, now teach college level Data Forensics classes

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Awarded the FBI Directors Award for assisting the FBI in a National Computer Crime Investigation. Awarded Dec 2002

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