• UK man who ran an operation offering illegal access to Premier League football has received a suspended 8-month prison sentence

    Peter DILWORTH, aged 36, from Wirral, Merseyside, who operated a service offering illegal access to sports and entertainment content, has received an 8-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months. Dilworth [...]

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  • £258,000 confiscation order for supplier of illegal streaming devices

    Today at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, Michael Hornung, 38, formerly of Hyde, Greater Manchester was ordered in his absence to pay £258,642.95 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. [...]

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  • Kieron Sharp comments on the dangers of illegal Monza Grand Prix streaming

    One of the most anticipated Formula 1 races of the year, the Monza Grand Prix, takes place on Sunday 11 September. The famous racetrack, which is celebrating its centenary, is already sold-out [...]

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  • FACT launches new anti-piracy campaign ‘Costs you more than you think’ across the UK & Ireland

    FACT launches online and social media campaign that highlights the dangers of illegal streaming and how illegal streaming and downloads could cost you more than you think.    Illegal streaming [...]

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  • Illicit streaming fraudsters jailed

    FACT instigated investigation leads to over 10 years total prison sentences  Hampshire County Council Trading Standards and FACT have welcomed a successful outcome in the courts relating to the illegal [...]

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    IPTV service disrupted as part of illegal streaming crackdown

    Worcester Trading Standards officers aided by West Mercia Police, in partnership with FACT and BT, executed a warrant on Tuesday 14 December as part of the continuing fight against illegal [...]

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    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 arrested as part of illegal IPTV crackdown

    Leicestershire Police officers yesterday (Monday 29 November) executed a warrant as part of a crackdown on illegal streaming services. Police visited an address in Oadby and two people – a [...]

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    FACT and Sky Highlight Dangers of Illegal Streaming to Licensees

    With the football season back in full swing, Sky and FACT are working together to warn licensees of the dangers of unscrupulous suppliers who may be approaching them with low-cost, [...]

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    Suppliers of illegal streaming services targeted in UK-wide FACT initiative

    In the past week FACT investigators and police officers from Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, West Yorkshire Police and Dyfed-Powys Police have visited addresses across the UK to serve Cease [...]

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  • Illegal streaming service shut down and man arrested

    A West Mercia police operation working closely with FACT have arrested a man in Shrewsbury in connection with suspected illegal streaming of premium television channels, and other copyrighted material. A [...]

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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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