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    Man who sold £100k fake DVDs online sentenced to two years

    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.

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  • £100k DVD con man is found guilty

    A con man who was identified following a joint FACT and Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) investigation into the sale counterfeit DVD box sets has today (8 Jan) been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court.

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    FACT supporting the City of London Police call on advertising and brand sectors to help tackle cyber crime

    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 [...]

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    Man arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal broadcasts of Premier League matches

    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 [...]

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  • New unit to tackle online piracy and counterfeit crime

    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 [...]

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