August 9, 1999 First regional computer crime laboratory set up in San Diego Forensic team will retrieve electronic evidence for use in trials Overwhelmed by the use of computers in illegal activities, federal authorities have formed a regional crime lab in San Diego that specializes in retrieving computerized data and preserving the evidence for trial. http://www.uniontribune.com/news/uniontrib/fri/metro/news_2m6lab.html (Article mentions the HTCIA Training Conference in Sept) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Electronic Arts and Sony Computer Entertainment America Nab Internet Pirate Ring; Companies file joint lawsuit against online pirates Declaring war on a major Internet pirate ring that illegally uploaded, traded and distributed copies of their software, U.S.-based Electronic Arts, the industry's largest entertainment software publisher, and Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), the company behind the PlayStation(R) game console, the world's best-selling videogame system, recently filed suit against certain alleged members of the ring in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day3/192180026&ticker=erts