London pub ordered to pay over £5,000 for illegal Sky use
Read More →Following a successful prosecution by The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’), the licensee of The Acorn on Queensbridge Road in East London has been convicted and fined for showing Sky [...]
Counterfeit DVDs seized in joint operation between Police Scotland and FACT
Read More →A joint operation, led by officers from Police Scotland and involving officers from the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), has resulted in the seizure of thousands of counterfeit DVDs in [...]
Fake DVD haul worth £439,000 seized in Glasgow’s Barras market police raid
Read More →A haul of counterfeit DVDs worth £439,000 have been seized after a police raid at Glasgow’s Barras market. Officers from Police Scotland, Glasgow Trading Standards and the Federation Against Copyright [...]
Pub Licensees in Liverpool and Manchester ordered to pay more than £6,000 for illegal Sky use
Read More →Following successful prosecutions by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), licensees of the Hark to Towler in Heywood, Greater Manchester, and Jimmy O’s in Liverpool, have been convicted and fined [...]
Five men arrested for conspiring to defraud film industry
Read More →In February 2013 five men from the West Midlands area were arrested by police in a coordinated operation, it being alleged that they were members of a secret underground community [...]
Vigilant cinema staff recognised for taking action against cammers
Read More →A further 9 vigilant staff members from cinemas across the UK have been recognised today for successfully intervening to prevent the illegal recording, or ‘camming’, of films under the Film [...]
FACT secures record £22,600 in fines and costs after conviction for illegal Sky use in pubs
Read More →Latest order brings fines & costs awarded since 1st July 2014 to £68,765.57 as part of efforts to protect thousands of law-abiding pubs The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’) has [...]
Cammer sentenced to 33 months imprisionment
Read More →A man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months imprisonment for recording a blockbuster film in a cinema, uploading it to the internet, and producing and selling copies to the public. [...]
FACT supporting the City of London Police call on advertising and brand sectors to help tackle cyber crime
Read More →The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) based in the City of London Police has today called upon advertisers and brand holders to continue to support its work to tackle [...]
EIGHT MONTH JAIL SENTENCE AND £71,000 CONFISCATION FOR COUNTERFEITER
Read More →A man from Wales has been jailed for eight months and ordered to hand over £71,000 he made from counterfeiting DVDs sold via the internet. Nigel Thomas appeared at Swansea [...]
£213,000 in criminal assets seized from counterfeiter
Read More →Criminal assets worth £213,166.09 have been taken during a Proceeds of Crime confiscation proceeding after a large-scale, international counterfeiting operation was uncovered. Luton Crown Court on 13 January took the [...]
Bradford boss sentenced after 5,000 fake DVDs found at rental shop
Read More →Adrees Malik, aged 45 was sentenced on 7th January 2014 under the Trade Marks Act 1994 to a 10 month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for selling and [...]
