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Murdoch To Pay Jude Law, 36 Others For Hacking
msnbc.com 3 weeks, 6 days agoLONDON (AP) -- Rupert Murdoch's media empire apologized and agreed to cash payouts Thursday to 37 people , including a movie star, a soccer player, a top British politician and the son of a serial killer , who were harassed and phone-hacked by his tabloid press. The four , Jude Law, Ashley Cole, John Prescott and Chris Shipman , were among three dozen victims who received financial damages from Murdoch's British newspaper company for illegal eavesdropping and other intrusions, including email snooping. Fina
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Swizz Beatz's Megaupload Draws Fire For Promos
mtv.com 4 weeks agoUniversal Music Group issues take-down notice for videos starring Kanye West, Kim Kardashian.By Rob Markman Swizz Beatz has a number of different hustles: record producer, rapper and shoe designer. It turns out the Bronx-born hit-maker is also the CEO of the file-sharing site Megaupload, which at the moment has drawn a bit of fire from Universal Music Group, the record company where Swizz was once signed. In an effort to raise the company's profile, Megaupload has been releasing video testimonials from big-


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