The Beginning of Napster In June 1999 the music industry made £30.6 billion, however, Shawn Fanning, a student at a university in Boston had linked computers together in order to share music files. What Napster Provided to Users With the help of Sean Parker, who he met through a chat forum, Napster allowed users to […]
eMule Software Explained
What is eMule Peer-to-Peer Software? There are and have been many applications that allow computer users to share files over the Internet. Peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing software allow users to connect directly to other users and transfer files between themselves. One such application is eMule. eMule allows computer users connected to its network via the Internet […]
Twibel aka Defamation on Twitter
Dafamation on Twitter is commonly referred to as Twibel and if a tweet is made and read and causes damage to a persons reputation then they may be able to pursue a claim for libel. The more followers that the tweeter has, the more likely any tweet could cause damage to a reputation, particularly if […]
Banks Agree to Fraud Scheme
Push Payment Fraud Explained Last year, Push Payment fraud tricked 84,000 individuals to lose £354 million with only £83 million being refunded. That money was lost by the individual after being caught out by push payment fraud where they were tricked them into transferring money to them and only a fraction of the money lost […]
The Expert Witness that Wasn’t
Andrew Ager was instructed as an expert witness on behalf of the Prosecution in a case involving 8 Defendant’s accused of a £7 million carbon credit fraud that, after 3 weeks at Trial in Southwark Crown Court collapsed as Mr Ager was found under cross-examination to have no relevant qualifications. HHJ Nicholas Loraine-Smith ruled that […]
