<p>Four British members of the global 'DrinkorDie network', an underground software piracy ring that made millions of pounds before being infiltrated in a global police sting, were sentenced today at London's Central Criminal Court.
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The four men, who included a former employee of Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, were convicted for conspiracy to defraud. They had formed part of a gang which communicated across continents via a sophisticated online network that was also used to distribute pirated copies of popular software packages.</p>