Former Cameron assistant arrested in piracy scandal - Wall Street Journal

London-u.k. Prime Minister David Cameron called for a restart radical of the intimate relationship between British politicians, police and media scandal mounting tactical news from News Corp. of the world tabloid reports, even if it against questions about his own judgement in hiring of editors former of the journal as a top of the help page.

Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Prime Minister David Cameron at the press conference in which he announced a judge will conduct a public inquiry into the scandal of phone hacking.

In signe of how close to home for Mr Cameron scandal hits, this former assistant - Andy Coulson, a former moderator of the editor of world who served later as a strategist, communications Chief of the Prime Minister - was arrested in the case of hacking of phone about an hour after the appearance of Mr. Cameron.

Mr. Cameron also suggested that Rebecca Brooks - the CEO of the newspaper for the U.K. by News Corp. Unit and a personal friend of the Prime Minister - should resign.

Speaking at a Conference of media from its offices in Downing Street, Mr Cameron announced an independent inquiry headed by a judge, to investigate the telephone hacking world news of the tabloid newspaper allegations, to begin after a current police investigation ends.

He said also would be an investigation in culture media in the United Kingdom, which said, would ideally begin this summer and has proposed that all parties - including politicians from the country - have a lot to answer for. "The truth is that we were all in this together," said Mr. Cameron. "Yes, including me."

Mr. Cameron's comments followed a dramatic week in which News Corp. decided to shutter the 168 years of the world news to put an end to the controversy that has engulfed the tabloid. The saga involves the use of the journal of private detectives to obtain personal information about celebrities, politicians and other public figures, including through failure in the mailbox of the voice of mobile phone, a practice called hacking phone several years ago.

Getty Images former host of the world editor Andy Coulson

Mr. Cameron personally was attracted in the scandal through Mr. Coulson, his advisor of former media Chief who has been editor in Chief of the news of the world between 2003 and 2007. Mr. Coulson resigned from his role of Advisor Mr. Cameron in January in the growing pressure of prosecution and investigation on the tactical reports deployed to the tabloid he was editor in Chief.

Despite two actions a few years ago, police were forced to reopen the inquiry earlier this year as more information surfaced area, mainly through civil proceedings by those alleging were victims of phone hacking.

Friday, Mr. Cameron has said that he takes full responsibility for his decision to hire Mr. Coulson, but defends the decision, saying he believed that it was only fair to judge on the work that he has in his Office. "The decision to hire him was mine and mine alone, and I take full responsibility for it,", said Mr. Cameron. He stopped short of saying that it was a mistake and described Mr. Coulson as a friend.

An hour later, the friend was in custody. Police British Friday said they arrested a 43 - year man, with regard to allegations of corruption and illegally intercepted voice messages. According to a person familiar with the issue, the arrested man is Andy Coulson, editor for the paper from 2003 to 2007 and resigned in communication from the Prime Minister head earlier this year.

It is the sixth person arrested since the case was reopened this year and the highest executive paper or business to be arrested. None of the arrested persons were charged. Mr. Coulson could not be reached for comment Friday.

The scandal has led to calls for the resignation of Ms. Brooks, Executive Director of the unit of the company U.K. newspaper, News International, which was News Editor in Chief of the world until 2003, during the time of the hacking of telephone of the murdered girl. Ms. Brooks, which since then has become one of top lieutenants to the newspaper for the UK by News Corp. Unit, has until this received the support of News Corp., Director Executive of Rupert Murdoch and his son.

Mr Cameron, who is a friend of Ms. Brooks, at the press conference Friday referred to reports that Ms. Brooks recently offered his resignation. "I would have taken it," said Mr. Cameron.

Mr. Cameron also said the relationship between the British media and politicians have become too comfortable and politicians, were also responsible for insufficient control of the media industry. "Party leaders were so keen to win the support of newspapers we have closed their eyes,"he says. ".

Owners of newspapers and journalists of leading since long a close relationship with the politicians in power of Great Britain that are always take advantage of their peers in other countries. Marriage of 2009 Ms. Brooks was then Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Mr Cameron and other British law key decision makers. Publicly released records show Mr Brown entertain a steady stream of journalists in the country of the premier retreat of chequers as his predecessors had.

This close relationship sometimes gives journalists an angle to hit politicians, while the partisan coverage can fuel resentment among the legislators themselves. Labour say regulators that tabloids News Corp were particularly biased against them in the race until the elections of last may, with the Sun of switching allegiance on the eve of the discourse of main Conference of Mr. Brown.

Phone scandal piracy back in late 2005, when Prince William personnel alerted the possibility that the news of the world had hacked phone prince, triggering a police investigation, the authorities. Which led to the conviction of the Royal family of the corresponding journal Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire, a private detective hired by the tabloid, who received sentences of four to six months ' imprisonment, respectively, for the phone of piracy.

Mr. Coulson resigned as editor-in-Chief of the newspaper after these statements of guilt saying: he took the responsibility of piracy that occurred on his watch that he did not know about it.

Mr. Coulson later became Director of communications of Mr. Cameron. But earlier this year, Mr. Coulson must resign again, saying advertising continues around the case made its difficult position.

On Tuesday he becomes a player when it appeared that News International had spent on the e-mails suggesting that Mr. Coulson, in the edition of this newspaper, may know the tabloid paid police officers for more information.

-Vitorovich lilly contributed to this article.

Piracy fight stop Down music Blogs (nytimes)

"At first I thought it was hackers," said Mr. Hofman. But a few hours notice ascended the site saying that its domain name had been seized by the immigration unit United States and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security; This is one of the dozens of sites, accused of infringement of copyright and the sale of counterfeit products.

But Mr. Hofman, a long Aboriginal ruissèle in his beginning in the 1930s who worked previously for a major label, do not think himself as a pirate.

OnSmash.com and the handful of other blogs music closed by Government post brand new songs and videos without a licence, but much of this material is often leak their managers, music labels, and even the artists themselves.

Consequently, these sites have a complex symbiosis with the music industry. While the Recording Industry Association of America wants to shut down their, labels - particularly in hip-hop circles - rank uses them as a marketing tool and the sale of advertising.

"Joe q. public"leak"sounds like a bad word," Mr. Hofman said in an interview with a pizzeria on the Lower East Side, his lawyer at his side. "" "" But if you've never been to a label marketing meeting, "Hey, can you escape to blogs? Leakage is now a verb marketing.

In addition to OnSmash.com sites music close included Dajaz1.com RapGodFathers.com and rmx4u.com; another torrent - finder .com, is a search engine for users of BitTorrent, a file sharing system that can be used for any data type.

Weekend action of grace - most of the 82 sites involved seizures have been closed to sell imitation bags in hand, sunglasses and other goods - were made without warning. Internet as the Electronic Frontier Foundation advocacy groups have expressed alarm on the precedent that could set the action.

December 6, Victoria a. Espinel, Coordinator of the intellectual property of implementation of the White House, said that several judgments could expect soon the Government pursues "pirates and counterfeiters."

Some people more surprised by the judgments are the industry's music itself.

"My artists and industry have any issues with most of these sites, said Corey Smyth, a manager of rappers and producers such as Lil Jon and Talib Kweli." When you try something to do, it is where children go. »

For artists, which deals with the most recent leak blogs are not always beneficial, is not always clear where leak originated. Fabolous, a Brooklyn rapper label Def Jam, who has worked with OnSmash.com, said competition between blogs had resulted in a disorder in which auditors messaging for artists and producers had pirated for any extracts of new music that might attract readers.

"This is a double edged sword" said Fabolous. "It's a big, big promotional tool for all that you try out for the masses." But on the other hand, it is a bit of piracy, because sometimes it is not always what is given - there are some things that are taken. »

More than a decade since the advent of Napster, large file sharing service labels still struggle to reconcile the promise and the threat of digital music.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not explained how he selected sites that deal with downloadable music, but a spokesman for the Recording Industry association of America, which represents the major music labels stated that he had worked with ICE and other federal agencies in the identification of the infringing sites.

"Sites and services identify us are blatant federal law of copyright, illegally offering songs from the artists or pre-release infringement contained non-commercially available online or in any store," said the spokesman of Group business, Jonathan Lamy.

M. Hofman, who began his career working in new media and marketing departments of a label main (he wouldn't say which), enjoys easy access to artists and labels. His site regularly organized showcase concerts in clubs in New York and was decorated with artist shout-outs. Miami rapper Rick Ross, in his recent album top 10 "Teflon Don" liner notes thank OnSmash.com to mention his own record company.

"I get nothing with open arms, receptions,", said Mr. Hofman, which is quite important in the world of music as Kanye West links on Twitter. "I fall more industry invites that I accept."

Mr. Hofman said tracks and videos were disclosed to his site regularly, adding that if he has received a letter to stop and abandon on material on its site is not permitted, it has taken.

Sites like OnSmash.com and Dajaz1.com had advertising, but their operators said that income was minimal. Dajaz1.com, operator called splash, he would not his real name), itself described in an interview as a married father of two Queens, who once worked in the industry of music.

"I am a regular Joe Schmo employment," he said. But a blog influential rap running has its privileges. "I'm on the phone with Busta Rhymes once every three or four days," said splash.

For the moment seized areas are in a legal vacuum. David Snead, a lawyer specializing in the case of the Internet that represents the owner of the torrent - finder .com, speculated that there may be 30 to 60 days of an order of seizure before it could. "The Government provides zero information to help us determine what he is being accused of", he said. "This is a black hole."

Some sites have resumed their assignments by simply moving to other areas: RapGodFathers.com now works on RapGodFathers.info and torrent - finder .com is now torrent - finder .info.

Mr. Hofman said he is "very nervous" about his situation legal but also puzzled.

"I see myself as a legitimate source of content online, and I have no reason to believe that I've never seen as otherwise." So what I do is so bad and covers damage to artist, then why is it retweeting stuff for two megacity? "Mr. Hofman said, referring to Kanye West. "He just not good for me."

Piracy fight stops the music Blogs (International Herald Tribune)

"At first I thought it was hackers," said Mr. Hofman. But a few hours notice ascended the site saying that its domain name had been seized by the immigration unit United States and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security; This is one of the dozens of sites, accused of infringement of copyright and the sale of counterfeit products.

But Mr. Hofman, a long Aboriginal ruissèle in his beginning in the 1930s who worked previously for a major label, do not think himself as a pirate.

OnSmash.com and the handful of other blogs music closed by Government post brand new songs and videos without a licence, but much of this material is often leak their managers, music labels, and even the artists themselves.

Consequently, these sites have a complex symbiosis with the music industry. While the Recording Industry Association of America wants to shut down their, labels - particularly in hip-hop circles - rank uses them as a marketing tool and the sale of advertising.

"Joe q. public"leak"sounds like a bad word," Mr. Hofman said in an interview with a pizzeria on the Lower East Side, his lawyer at his side. "" "" But if you've never been to a label marketing meeting, "Hey, can you escape to blogs? Leakage is now a verb marketing.

In addition to OnSmash.com sites music close included Dajaz1.com RapGodFathers.com and rmx4u.com; another torrent - finder .com, is a search engine for users of BitTorrent, a file sharing system that can be used for any data type.

Weekend action of grace - most of the 82 sites involved seizures have been closed to sell imitation bags in hand, sunglasses and other goods - were made without warning. Internet as the Electronic Frontier Foundation advocacy groups have expressed alarm on the precedent that could set the action.

December 6, Victoria a. Espinel, Coordinator of the intellectual property of implementation of the White House, said that several judgments could expect soon the Government pursues "pirates and counterfeiters."

Some people more surprised by the judgments are the industry's music itself.

"My artists and industry have any issues with most of these sites, said Corey Smyth, a manager of rappers and producers such as Lil Jon and Talib Kweli." When you try something to do, it is where children go. »

For artists, which deals with the most recent leak blogs are not always beneficial, is not always clear where leak originated. Fabolous, a Brooklyn rapper label Def Jam, who has worked with OnSmash.com, said competition between blogs had resulted in a disorder in which auditors messaging for artists and producers had pirated for any extracts of new music that might attract readers.

"This is a double edged sword" said Fabolous. "It's a big, big promotional tool for all that you try out for the masses." But on the other hand, it is a bit of piracy, because sometimes it is not always what is given - there are some things that are taken. »

More than a decade since the advent of Napster, large file sharing service labels still struggle to reconcile the promise and the threat of digital music.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not explained how he selected sites that deal with downloadable music, but a spokesman for the Recording Industry association of America, which represents the major music labels stated that he had worked with ICE and other federal agencies in the identification of the infringing sites.

"Sites and services identify us are blatant federal law of copyright, illegally offering songs from the artists or pre-release infringement contained non-commercially available online or in any store," said the spokesman of Group business, Jonathan Lamy.

M. Hofman, who began his career working in new media and marketing departments of a label main (he wouldn't say which), enjoys easy access to artists and labels. His site regularly organized showcase concerts in clubs in New York and was decorated with artist shout-outs. Miami rapper Rick Ross, in his recent album top 10 "Teflon Don" liner notes thank OnSmash.com to mention his own record company.

"I get nothing with open arms, receptions,", said Mr. Hofman, which is quite important in the world of music as Kanye West links on Twitter. "I fall more industry invites that I accept."

Mr. Hofman said tracks and videos were disclosed to his site regularly, adding that if he has received a letter to stop and abandon on material on its site is not permitted, it has taken.

Sites like OnSmash.com and Dajaz1.com had advertising, but their operators said that income was minimal. Dajaz1.com, operator called splash, he would not his real name), itself described in an interview as a married father of two Queens, who once worked in the industry of music.

"I am a regular Joe Schmo employment," he said. But a blog influential rap running has its privileges. "I'm on the phone with Busta Rhymes once every three or four days," said splash.

For the moment seized areas are in a legal vacuum. David Snead, a lawyer specializing in the case of the Internet that represents the owner of the torrent - finder .com, speculated that there may be 30 to 60 days of an order of seizure before it could. "The Government provides zero information to help us determine what he is being accused of", he said. "This is a black hole."

Some sites have resumed their assignments by simply moving to other areas: RapGodFathers.com now works on RapGodFathers.info and torrent - finder .com is now torrent - finder .info.

Mr. Hofman said he is "very nervous" about his situation legal but also puzzled.

"I see myself as a legitimate source of content online, and I have no reason to believe that I've never seen as otherwise." So what I do is so bad and covers damage to artist, then why is it retweeting stuff for two megacity? "Mr. Hofman said, referring to Kanye West. "He just not good for me."