Sony Music hackers avoid jail term

Two men have avoided jail after admitting copying thousands of files from Sony Music, including previously unreleased tracks by Michael Jackson.

James Marks, 27, and James McCormick, 26, hacked into the record company’s servers in the US from their homes in Daventry, Northants, and Blackpool respectively and downloaded thousands of tracks, including ones by the late pop star and previously unreleased music, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) said.