Police Scotland and FACT take co-ordinated action against alleged TV subscriptions scam
Read More →A number of addresses in Scotland were searched on Friday (10 July) by officers from Police Scotland, assisted by the Federation Against Copyright Theft, in relation to suspected Intellectual Property [...]
HMRC, Police Scotland and FACT undertake joint operation
Read More →Five properties in The Lothians and Fife, the registered addresses for around 1,500 companies, were searched yesterday morning by officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The searches are part [...]
Lancashire pub company convicted and fined after illegally showing Sky Sports broadcasts from Ireland
Read More →The only legal way to show Sky Sports programming in pubs and clubs in mainland UK is through a commercial viewing agreement from Sky Following a successful prosecution by The [...]
Vigilant cinema staff recognised for taking action against cammers as double rewards period launches
Read More →A further 11 vigilant staff members from cinemas across the UK have been recognised for successfully intervening to prevent the illegal recording, or ‘camming’, of films under the Film Distributors’ [...]
Licensees of Corby pub ordered to pay over £17,000 for illegal Sky use
Read More →Following a successful prosecution by The Federation Against Copyright Theft (‘FACT’), the licensees of the Domino Inn in Corby have been convicted and ordered to pay in excess of £17,000 in [...]
Crimestoppers and FACT continue to fight crime across the UK
Read More →Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) are pleased to announce their renewed commitment to fighting crime against copyright thieves in the UK. FACT is the leading [...]
Islington landlord ordered to pay over £4,800 for illegal Sky use
Read More →Following a successful prosecution by The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), the licensee of The Halfway House Bar in Islington has been convicted and fined for showing Sky Sports illegally [...]
£16,000 worth of counterfeit DVDs seized by police in Inverness
Read More →Counterfeit DVDs worth £16,000 have been seized by police in Inverness. The intelligence-led operation with officers from the community investigation unit of Police Scotland’s Highland and Islands Division seized over 800 fake copyright DVDs [...]
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 [...]
