• Man using computer for online investigation

    Thirty months’ imprisonment for pirate software developer

    In what is understood to be the first conviction of its type in the UK, a man who created and built a software package which enabled illegal access to BT [...]

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    Two-year sentence handed down to eBay fraudster

    Westminster City Council’s Trading Standards team, working in partnership with FACT, have secured a prosecution against an eBay user who was selling internet protocol television (IPTV) devices online. IPTV devices [...]

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    Man jailed for illegally supplying and viewing Premier League content

    A UK man who ran an operation offering illegal access to Premier League football has been jailed for 16 months. Mr Paul Faulkner appeared in front of Liverpool Crown Court [...]

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    Three sellers of illegal streaming devices jailed for a total of 17 years for defrauding Premier League

    Three sellers of illegal streaming devices have been jailed for a total of 17 years for conspiracy to defraud; some of the longest sentences ever issued for piracy-related crimes.

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    Three men sentenced for multi-million pound intellectual property fraud

    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 [...]

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