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    FACT webinar – Production and Piracy: Trends and Tips

    Whilst film production has had to adapt to the restrictions posed by COVID-19, demand for content is at an all-time high. That also means many people are resorting to finding [...]

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    Three in five consumers unaware of the hidden dangers of piracy: fraud, malware and identity theft

    62% of people in the UK unwittingly putting themselves and their new gadgets at risk through piracy New research commissioned by FACT has shown that three out of five people [...]

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    Thousands of subscribers to illegal streaming service warned by police

    More than 7000 residents, believed to have been using an illegal TV streaming service, are set to receive warning notices this week from Lancashire Police. The Police cyber-crime unit is [...]

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    Police ask consumers if illegally streaming high profile sporting events is worth the risk of identity theft

    The City of London Police’s, Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) in partnership with FACT, leaders in intellectual property protection, are warning sports fans to use legitimate sources to watch [...]

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  • Ealing Studios awarded FACT Certification

    The world’s oldest continuously working studio facility for film production has played a part in many award-winning productions and can now celebrate another success as Ealing Studios has been awarded FACT Certification.

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  • Thousands of subscribers to illegal streaming service warned by police

    Norfolk and Suffolk Constabulary have taken the unprecedented step of issuing individual warning notices to thousands of consumers believed to have been using an illegal TV streaming service.

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    Two-year prison sentence for man convicted of selling illegal streaming devices

    A man who pleaded guilty to supplying set-top-boxes which illegally provided access to premium pay TV content has been jailed for two years, in the latest in a series of actions designed to crackdown on illegal streaming.

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  • FACT warning ahead of the return of pay per view boxing

    Boxing fans are being warned that the game is up when it comes to illegal streaming. More and more effective action is being taken to shut down illegal streams, and enforcement and legal action is increasingly being taken against those providing access.

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  • FACT action stops seventeen infringing services

    Action taken by FACT investigators as a result of a nationwide crackdown on digital piracy has resulted in the halt of seventeen separate services providing illicit content.

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  • Police warn of the risks of illegal streaming as Premier League returns behind closed doors

    The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) and FACT, leaders in intellectual property protection, are warning sports fans to use legitimate sources to watch the return of the [...]

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    Criminal conviction for seller of illegal devices that provided access to paid-for content

    On 9 June 2020 at Bolton Crown Court, Mark Schofield was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years. He was also ordered to complete 240 hours of unpaid [...]

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  • Seller of illegal devices that bypassed paid-for TV content has been jailed

    A man who sold illegal devices that bypassed paid-for TV content – costing legitimate service providers more than £2 million – has been jailed. On 1 June 2020 at Manchester [...]

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