MS: We Didn't ID Chinese Journalist

Microsoft on Tuesday denied any involvement in a case where a Chinese journalist was arrested for sending illegal e-mails through a Hotmail account. The prosecution of 45 year-old Li Yuanlong follows the conviction of two journalists based on data provided by Yahoo's China arm, which brought the company much cirticism.

Li could stand trial as early as this month, with the government claiming he "fabricated, distorted and exaggerated facts, incited to subvert the state and sought to overthrow the socialist system." Microsoft China said it had no information on how the journalist was identified, but through an internal review it determined it had played no part in the government's efforts to find Li.