• Ebay counterfeiter jailed

    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 [...]

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  • FACT supports Northern Ireland anti-counterfeiting campaign

    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 [...]

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  • TV links website owner arrested for copyright infringement

    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 [...]

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  • FACT partners with Crimestoppers to make it easier to report film piracy

    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. [...]

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  • Two arrested in Isle Of Wight internet probe

    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 [...]

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  • Video shop owner jailed for film piracy offenses

    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 [...]

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  • Film industry unites to fight film theft

    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 [...]

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  • Lewisham pirate DVD raid uncovers counterfeit money and fake documents

    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 [...]

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  • Film and music industry first as market owners take rap for piracy

    The UK’s music and film industries today welcomed a key judgment handed down at St Albans Crown Court, which could prove hugely significant as the UK’s creative industries step up [...]

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  • Three jailed after North West counterfeiting conspiracy

    – Ringleaders of music, film and games counterfeiting scam jailed after amassing tens of thousands through sale of fake CDs, DVDs, games and extensive benefit fraud – First sentencing from [...]

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  • £2m pirate DVD seizure is largest ever in UK | Over 800,000 discs seized and five arrested

    FACT investigators were involved in the largest ever single seizure of pirate DVDs in a raid on premises in High Street, Dudley, West Midlands last week where five people were [...]

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  • UK’s first street posters warning of penalties for film piracy

    The Federation Against Copyright Theft today launched a major initiative aimed at reducing the sale of pirate DVDs in Hackney, East London.  The posters, carrying the Met Police, Hackney Council [...]

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