Jail terms for two child pornography downloaders in Australia and Denmark, and other brief reports ...

And, Danish judge Joergen Als Andersen has been sentenced to two months in prison and three months of psychiatric care for possession and distribution of hundreds of pornographic photos and films of children. He is the first judge in Denmark to be convicted of a sexual crime. Full report in The Age * North Korea has condemned South Korea\'s ban on pro-North Korean Internet sites as \'unprecedented fascist suppression\', demanding the action be revoked. Last week Seoul cut off access to 31 overseas pro-Pyongyang Web sites saying they posed a threat to national security. Full SABC News report * Major record labels - Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group - have agreed to distribute songs through a new file-sharing online service that will is expected to debut next year. The service, Peer Impact, will offer songs for a fee. Full Mercury News report * Microsoft has announced a new ploy to hit back at piracy. The company will be giving away software to those who bought machines with fake copies pre-installed. The deal only covers Windows XP and only five copies of software per person can be swapped. While those found with pirated software won\'t suffer legal repercussions, their suppliers might. Full CNET News report * China is blocking access to the English version of Google News site after Google launched a Chinese-language version that removed politically sensitive content, according to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders. Full CNET News report * The Italian Senate has been hit with an attack by hackers who uploaded images of gay porn onto screens around the Senate building. The hack was made possible due to an infection by a variant of the Rbot worm, which allows hackers to gain control of key systems. Full Silicon.com report * The number of Web sites used for phishing increased by 110% in October. Last month, 1 142 sites were used, compared to 543 reported in September, according to a report by the Anti-Phishing Working Group. Almost 6 600 unique phishing messages were reported to the group in October. Full report in The Washington Times