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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Detectives investigating a website from which thousands of people were able to download blockbuster films and top-rated TV shows for free have arrested three men this morning, Tuesday 17 February. [...]

A copyright fraudster who turned over £600,000 from selling counterfeit DVDs online has been jailed for three years today at a trial at Guildford Crown Court. Trevor Pegg, 61, of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]