A group of British ubergeeks calling themselves the “Drink or Die”, or “DOD”, gang has found itself on trial through the trials of several Drink or Die members, with the last - that of Drink or Die members Alex Bell and Stephen Dowd - wrapping up this week.

Bell and Dowd were but two of sixty DOD members who were arrested in a sting operation spearheaded by the United States, but leading back to England, where Drink or Die was headquartered.

By nearly all accounts, including some by the prosecution, the Drink or Die members were a group of professional men working primarily in IT or other related jobs, whose sole purpose in their Drink or Die life was to crack software - not for any nefarious or pecuniary purpose - but for…

["Drink or Die" Software Cracking Gang - Professional Pirates or Stupid Software Swappers?, Continued]