Record Companies Win Battle Against Piracy in Swedish Court
(CBS/AP)
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April 17, 2009 10:05 PM Piracy was dealt a blow on Friday in an unusual place. No, not off the coast of Somalia but in a Stockholm courtroom, as four Swedes who run ThePirateBay.org were found guilty of infringing copyright law by assisting in making movies, music, and television shows available for free download. Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm, and Carl Lundström were sentenced to one year in prison each and ordered to pay damages of $3.6 million to several entertainment companies in both a criminal and civil case.
March 10, 2009 8:37 AM 
The British Royal Family is enveloped by pomp and circumstance, steeped in tradition and history, and often thought of as a bit antiquated — but they're more tech-savvy than you might imagine.
U.K. Royals Get Tech-Savvy
(AP Photo/Srdjan Zivulovic, POOL)
December 19, 2008 7:56 AM 
Interactive table for two, please; A trendy new London restaurant is defying the economic odds — and critics — with a technology theme to keep you busy, and food that lives up to the high standard of the digital toys.
Hi-Tech London Eatery Defies Recession
(CBS)
Grammy winner Shakira on her music career, philanthropy and being sexy.
