London retailer convicted of fraud and copyright offences
Read More →A retailer in London has been convicted at the City of London Magistrates’ Court for selling illegal streaming devices (ISDs) which gave access to unauthorised Premier League broadcasts and other [...]
Suppliers and resellers of illegal sports streaming services targeted in joint FACT and Premier League initiative
Read More →In July 2019, FACT investigators and UK law enforcement agencies attended sixteen premises across the UK serving Cease and Desist notices to individuals suspected of supplying illegal sports streaming content. [...]
£13,000 recovered from convicted trader after re-offending
Read More →The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) has secured the repayment of more than £13,000 from William Marston, a convicted trader, after he had evaded payment for over two years.
Five year jail sentence for operator of major illegal streaming service
Read More →Mr John Haggerty, the owner of Evolution Trading, today appeared in Newcastle Crown Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud and dishonestly obtaining services for another, contrary to the Fraud Act.
Illicit streaming devices sellers jailed for four and half years
Read More →Two suppliers of Kodi-type illegal devices have today each been jailed for four and half years in Newcastle Crown Court after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. John Dodds [...]
FACT & PIPCU warn users of the risks of illegal streaming Joshua v Parker fight
Read More →One of the UK’s leading intellectual property (IP) protection organisations has joined forces with the national police unit which leads the response to tackling IP crime to warn users of the risks of illegal streaming ahead of Saturday’s fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
Illicit streaming devices pose electrical risk to users
Read More →A series of product safety tests on popular illicit streaming devices entering the UK have found that 100% fail to meet national electrical safety regulations. The findings are a result of a joint initiative between FACT and Electrical Safety First which examined the electrical safety of a number of devices.
Two men sentenced for selling illegal streaming devices
Read More →Two men have been sentenced at Teesside Crown Court after pleading guilty to charges relating to the sale of IPTV boxes which allowed people to illegally stream subscription content, infringing [...]
Dangerous TV piracy devices seized in London raid
Read More →Westminster Trading Standards and FACT have led a successful operation that seized a cache of potentially dangerous illegal TV streaming devices.
Facebook bans the sale of illicit streaming devices
Read More →Facebook has recently updated its Commerce Policy to ban the sale of illicit streaming devices from it's site.
