Police ask consumers if illegally streaming high profile sporting events is worth the risk of identity theft
Read More →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 [...]
Police warn of the risks of illegal streaming as Premier League returns behind closed doors
Read More →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 [...]
PIPCU pulls no punches when warning about illegal streaming
Read More →• Using a device to stream or watch TV, sports or films without an official subscription is breaking the law • Making unauthorised streams of TV, sports or films available [...]
Three men sentenced for multi-million pound intellectual property fraud
Read More →Three men have been sentenced for providing illegal access to copyrighted content such as films, music, books and games which cost the industry more than £2.5 million pounds. The men [...]
Three arrested in illegal TV set-top boxes raid
Read More →A police operation has led to the arrest of three people who are suspected to have orchestrated the distribution and transmission of thousands of illegally modified TV set-top boxes.
Man who sold £100k fake DVDs online sentenced to two years
Read More →A man who sold over £100k of counterfeit DVDs online has been sentenced to two years imprisonment following a joint operation by FACT and PIPCU.
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 [...]
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 [...]
New unit to tackle online piracy and counterfeit crime
Read More →FACT welcomes the creation of a new police unit aimed at targeting intellectual property crime which has been announced by Intellectual Property Minister, Lord Younger and City of London Police [...]
