One year ago today
MPAA executive admits to tampering with key evidence in Finnish topsite trial: In Finland, a long-running prosecution of six men who were accused of running a piracy “topsite” ended with disappointment for the big rightsholder groups when two men were acquitted and the remaining four got comparatively mild sentences. The prosecution was forced to admit, at sentencing time, that a senior MPAA executive had tampered with the logfiles that formed a key piece of evidence in the case.
Five years ago today
US customs officials think famous pianist’s piano has funny smelling glue, so they destroy it: Shortly after 9/11, his piano was confiscated by customs officials at New York’s JFK airport, who thought the glue smelled funny. They subsequently destroyed the instrument.
Ten years ago today
AdBusters new sneaker to compete toe-to-toe with Nikes: The launch of “Black Spot” sneakers is accompanied by a “subvertising” campaign aimed at humiliating Phil Knight and the Nike corporation.