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Man suing R'n'B singer for lost laptop reward
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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:48:45 -0500 (CDT)
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/8365694/man-suing-rnb-singer-for-lost-laptop-reward By ninemsn staff Oct 26 2011An American singer who offered a $1 million reward for his stolen laptop is now being sued by the man who found it -- after the singer failed to pay up.
Hip hop producer and singer Ryan Leslie had his MacBook stolen when he was touring around Germany last year, so he posted a music video on YouTube to advertise the generous reward for anyone who retrieved it.
Although initially offering $2000, he upped the reward to $1 million because of the amount of "intellectual property" stored on the computer.
A 52-year-old German man, Armin Augstein, said he came across it in a park one month after Leslie reported it missing.
Mr Augstein handed it into police and has been trying to claim his reward ever since.
He is now suing Leslie for $1 million plus interest. [...] _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn
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