Minister hails counterfeiting crackdown on social media a success
Read More →The Minister for IP, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, has applauded a multi-agency initiative which has seen a crackdown on countefeit goods on social media
Man jailed for more than two and half years for selling illegal TV set-top boxes
Read More →A man has been jailed for over two years after FACT and Leicestershire Police discovered he was selling hundreds of illegal TV boxes online.
Watford Pub Company Ordered to Pay Nearly £6,000 For Illegal Sky Use
Read More →A Watford pub company has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 for illegal broadcasting Sky Sports in its pubs following an investigation by FACT.
Licensee In Uxbridge Ordered To Pay Nearly £6,000 For Illegal Sky Use
Read More →A licensee in Uxbridge has been ordered to pay nearly £6,000 in fines and costs for illegally broadcasting Sky Sports in his pub the Crown.
Rewards doubled for staff who disrupt film piracy in cinemas
Read More →Rewards from FACT and the FDA have been doubled to up to £1,000 for vigilant cinema staff who disrupt film piracy in cinemas across the UK
Licensees of pub in Bolton ordered to pay over £6,500 for illegal Sky use
Read More →Following a successful prosecution by The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’), Janet and Eric Ashton of the Rose & Crown in Westhoughton have been convicted and ordered to pay more [...]
Man fined more than £22,000 for illegally showing BT Sport & Sky Sports football
Read More →Yesterday (24th September) a Liverpool pub supervisor was fined more than £22,000 for illegally showing BT Sport and Sky Sports football matches following a successful prosecution by the Federation Against [...]
COURTS CONVICT LICENSEES IN STOCKPORT AND RUTLAND FOR ILLEGAL SKY USE
Read More →Licensees in Stockport and Rutland have been convicted and fined for showing Sky Sports illegally in their premises following successful prosecutions by The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’). In the [...]
Man sentenced to four years for film piracy scam
Read More →The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) have today welcomed the jail term imposed on a 30 year old man from the city [...]
Aylesbury Pub Licensee Ordered To Pay Over £6,000 For Illegal Sky Use
Read More →Following a successful prosecution by The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’), the Premises Licence Holder and Designated Premises Supervisor of LJ’s[1] in Aylesbury has been convicted and ordered to pay [...]
Joint investigation sees duo jailed for fraudulently selling access to Premier League football coverage
Read More →Fraudsters who illegally sold on access to Premier League football coverage have been jailedfollowing a joint investigation by Surrey Police and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). Simon Hopkins and [...]
Publicans Speak Out Against Unauthorised Screening of Live Sport
Read More →Pubs show frustration towards unscrupulous licensees and support action taken against them Landlords and licensees have spoken out against the unauthorised screening of live sport, claiming that it goes against [...]
