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 [...]
CINEMA STAFF REWARDED FOR PROTECTING FILMS
Read More →Cash rewards of thousands of pounds have been presented to 15 staff members from cinemas across the UK who intervened successfully to prevent illegal recordings of films including Gravity, Captain [...]
WEB SITE OWNERS PLEAD GUILTY | RECEIVE TWO YEAR SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCES
Read More →A father and son-in-law who ran a website that provided downloads of films, games and books have both pleaded guilty at a court hearing yesterday (17th December 2013) in Belfast [...]
Man arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal broadcasts of Premier League matches
Read More →The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) arrested a Nottingham man this morning on suspicion of selling devices that allow pubs to illegally broadcast Premier League football matches on a [...]
Northern Ireland eBay trader given a suspended sentence for selling counterfeit Disney DVDs
Read More →An online trader who was selling counterfeit Disney DVDs has been given a five month suspended sentence, suspended for two years, at Lisburn Magistrates’ court. In a case brought by [...]
Fraudster jailed for running football website
Read More →The creator of a website which illegally screened live Premiership football matches over the internet has been sent to prison for two years. Kevin Broughton was sentenced at Sheffield Crown [...]
FEDERATION AGAINST COPYRIGHT THEFT MARKS 30 YEARS PROTECTING IP AT AGM
Read More →The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) yesterday (25th September) held its AGM at the BT Tower in London. Marking 30 years protecting the intellectual property rights of its members, attendees [...]
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