Half million pound pirate DVD factory raided in New Cross, SE London
Read More →Following an intelligence led operation, a large pirate DVD factory was raided yesterday in a 3 bedroom semi-detached house in Joseph Hardcastle Close, SE14 by New Cross Safer Neighbourhoods Team [...]
FACT sponsors new Crimestoppers website
Read More →To mark its twentieth anniversary, the UK charity, Crimestoppers, has given its www.crimestoppers-uk.org website a complete makeover. From today, the new site which uses the latest in online technology, goes [...]
Counterfeit DVD factory raided | DVDs with street value of £195,000 seized
Read More →The discovery of a DVD factory in Eltham yesterday, Tuesday 8 January, will make a significant dent in the market for counterfeit DVDs across London, says Greenwich Police. According to [...]
Four arrested and 10,000 counterfeit DVDs seized
Read More →Four people were arrested yesterday (16 December) and 10,000 counterfeit DVDs seized in raids on three stalls at Western International Market in Hounslow, Middlesex and on two addresses in Slough, [...]
Ebay counterfeiter jailed
Read More →A 38-year old woman from Penrith, Cumbria was given a six month jail sentence at Penrith Magistrates Court today. Helen Louise Sharkey, of Chestnut Close, Penrith had earlier pleaded guilty [...]
FACT supports Northern Ireland anti-counterfeiting campaign
Read More →FACT was pleased to support the latest initiative by the Organised Crime Task Force in Northern Ireland at an event attended by Paul Goggins, Policing and Justice Minister and Chair [...]
TV links website owner arrested for copyright infringement
Read More →A man aged 26 from Cheltenham was arrested on Thursday (18th October) in connection with offences relating to the facilitation of copyright infringement on the Internet. The arrest came during [...]
FACT partners with Crimestoppers to make it easier to report film piracy
Read More →The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’) and the charity Crimestoppers are pleased to announce a partnership that makes Crimestoppers the anonymous primary reporting resource for film piracy in the UK. [...]
Two arrested in Isle Of Wight internet probe
Read More →Two males aged 16 and 21 from Newport, IOW have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a website selling pirate films and music. The arrests were made on [...]
Video shop owner jailed for film piracy offenses
Read More →A husband and wife who owned a video store in Knowsley, Merseyside have been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court for offences relating to the manufacture, distribution and sale of counterfeit [...]
Film industry unites to fight film theft
Read More →The film and video industries today presented a coordinated and united front in the fight against film theft in the UK at an event in London attended by the Rt [...]
Lewisham pirate DVD raid uncovers counterfeit money and fake documents
Read More →A joint operation between Lewisham Council, local police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) led to a successful raid on residential premises in Deptford on 8th August. The address [...]
