Man sentenced to 10 months in illegal sports channel broadcasts
A man has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for selling illegal TV devices and for re-offending, since being prosecuted and sentenced for the same crime in October 2016.
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Illicit streaming devices sellers jailed for four and half years
Two suppliers of Kodi-type illegal devices have today each been jailed for four and half years in Newcastle Crown Court after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. John Dodds and Jason Richards sold hundreds of devices that enabled their customers to view Premier League football via unauthorised access to Sky Sports, BT Sport and … Continued
Wembley licensees ordered to pay over £10k for illegal Sky Sports
On Tuesday 27th March 2018, Mr Rakesh Patel, Mr Mineshkumer Valgi and Mr Priteche licensees of the Diu Bar, 5 Heather Park Drive, Wembley, HA0 1SL were found guilty in their absence of a collective eleven offences each of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky.
FACT & PIPCU warn users of the risks of illegal streaming Joshua v Parker fight
One of the UK’s leading intellectual property (IP) protection organisations has joined forces with the national police unit which leads the response to tackling IP crime to warn users of the risks of illegal streaming ahead of Saturday’s fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
Two men ordered to pay over £19k for illegal Sky Sports
On Monday 12th February 2018, Mr Carl Furlong, of the Park Hotel, Liverpool was found guilty in his absence of four offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. Carl Furlong and Peter Scully of the Park Hotel in Liverpool, Merseyside, were originally found … Continued
eBay seller of illicit streaming devices pays £18,000
A supplier of illicit streaming devices that are pre-loaded to enable the viewing of pirate broadcasts of Premier League football has had to pay thousands of pounds, and cease all future trading of the illegal devices. Nayanesh Patel from Harrow, Middlesex, sold Kodi-type boxes on several platforms including eBay and Facebook. In doing so he breached Premier League … Continued
Dutch courts grant injunction against Ecatel for illegal Premier League streams
The internet hosting provider Ecatel has been ordered by the Dutch District Court in The Hague to stop providing any services that facilitate the viewing of illegal streams of Premier League football, and could face a fine of up to €1.5 million if it refuses to do so. The Premier League took legal action against … Continued
Pub fined £24k for showing Sky Sports illegally
A Huddersfield licensee has pleaded guilty to six offences of dishonest reception of a television transmission by showing Sky Sports football matches to customers without a commercial agreement from Sky. Casa Events Ltd, premises licensee of The Casa, Huddersfield, was fined £2,500 on each offence, plus ordered to pay a £200 victim surcharge and costs … Continued
What you need to do about newly discovered computer chip flaws
A new security threat has been revealed, putting virtually all devices at risk. Apparently, there are a set of security flaws on nearly all computers with chips from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices (AMC) and ARM.
PSNI seize 50 TV streaming devices in raids
Detectives from Belfast Criminal Investigation Branch investigating organised criminality have carried out 18 searches across Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Dundonald and Banbridge in conjunction with HMRC and FACT – the UK’s leading intellectual property protection organisation.