New Band-Branded Converse Sneakers Stir Controversy

Converse is rolling out band-branded Chuck Taylors for it’s 100 year Birthday Celebration with the debut of its Fall 2008 Footwear Collection that includes The Grateful Dead and Kurt Cobain. Converse’s goal is to sell a lot more of its sneakers “celebrate musicians who have transformed culture and changed the world featuring shoes designed to honor these pioneers of music who have disrupted the status quo.” The...

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Apocalypse Production Crew Honcho Convicted Of Massive Online Piracy

Barry Gitarts, a 25 year-old Brooklyn, NY man has been convicted of pirating movies, music and videogames and faces up to five years in prison and a possible $250,000 fine, the Justice Department revealed. Gitarts was a significant member of the Internet music piracy group Apocalypse Production Crew, a “release group” that specializes in being one of the first online sources of fresh pirated content. Records and testimony...

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