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Six men have been handed prison sentences for their part in a multi-million pound piracy ring which allowed thousands of people to watch Virgin Media’s pay-TV service free of charge.

A police operation has led to the arrest of three people who are suspected to have orchestrated the distribution and transmission of thousands of illegally modified TV set-top boxes.

Cinema staff from across the UK were recognised and rewarded yesterday (5th July) for their work in disrupting and preventing film piracy.

Officers from FACT and Police Scotland executed two search warrants at addresses in Glasgow as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale of illegal TV boxes to hundreds of licensed premises.

Police Scotland and the Federation against Copyright Theft (FACT) are waging war on the hosts of illicit Torrent websites that enable users to download movies, games, Ebooks and music.

A Bovingdon market trader has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for selling fake DVDs and CDs, following a successful investigation by FACT.

A Surrey pub company has been found guilty of illegally airing Sky Sports and ordered to pay a record £120,600 in fines following an investigation by FACT.

FACT was involved in a day of action to disrupt the sales of TV boxes which have been illegally modified to stream pirated movies and sports.

Pub company Sheldon Inns Ltd has been ordered to pay a record £23,907 in fines and costs for illegally showing Sky Sports following a prosecution by FACT.

A man who sold over £100k of counterfeit DVDs online has been sentenced to two years imprisonment following a joint operation by FACT and PIPCU.

A con man who was identified following a joint FACT and Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) investigation into the sale counterfeit DVD box sets has today (8 Jan) been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court.

Five members of an underground piracy 'release group' have been jailed for more than 17 years after causing total losses in excess of £5 million.