Three in five consumers unaware of the hidden dangers of piracy: fraud, malware and identity theft
Read More →62% of people in the UK unwittingly putting themselves and their new gadgets at risk through piracy New research commissioned by FACT has shown that three out of five people [...]
Three sellers of illegal streaming devices jailed for a total of 17 years for defrauding Premier League
Read More →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.
Online movie release group sentenced to over 17 years
Read More →Five members of an underground piracy 'release group' have been jailed for more than 17 years after causing total losses in excess of £5 million.
Man sentenced to four years for film piracy scam
Read More →The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) and the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) have today welcomed the jail term imposed on a 30 year old man from the city [...]
Three men arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud for operating illegal website
Read More →Detectives investigating a website from which thousands of people were able to download blockbuster films and top-rated TV shows for free have arrested three men this morning, Tuesday 17 February. [...]
WEB SITE OWNERS PLEAD GUILTY | RECEIVE TWO YEAR SUSPENDED PRISON SENTENCES
Read More →A father and son-in-law who ran a website that provided downloads of films, games and books have both pleaded guilty at a court hearing yesterday (17th December 2013) in Belfast [...]
Four arrested in UK piracy crackdown
Read More →THE GLOBAL fight against piracy came to the West Midlands this morning (Friday 1 February) when police raided four addresses along with investigators from the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT). [...]
Pirate website owner guilty of contempt of court
Read More →Anton Vickerman, owner of the pirate website Surf The Channel, pleaded guilty yesterday (21st November) to contempt of court at Newcastle Crown Court. Vickerman published on the internet restricted court documents from the [...]









