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An 18-year-old computer hacker has been sentenced to 18 months detention in Germany for stealing songs from artists including Lady Gaga.
The teenager, who called himself DJ Stolen, earned more than 15,000 euros by breaking copyright laws and hacking personal information from a number of singers. Tracks were stolen from Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Leona Lewis, Kesha and Mariah Carey in 2009 and 2010. The judge ruled that the teen was driven more by a desire for recognition than by criminal intent. The 18-year-old was also ordered to have therapy for an addiction to the internet.The teenager was also found guilty of downloading explicit private photos from Kesha s computer. The hacker used phishing emails and Trojan horse software to steal unpublished songs and then offer them for sale on the internet.