• 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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  • Enforcement action targets illegal IPTV service providers across Ireland

    RAF Corporal convicted of conspiracy to defraud

    A serving Corporal in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who sold illegal services which provided access to premium sport, TV and films has been sentenced to ten months imprisonment, suspended [...]

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    Two-year prison sentence for man convicted of selling illegal streaming devices

    A man who pleaded guilty to supplying set-top-boxes which illegally provided access to premium pay TV content has been jailed for two years, in the latest in a series of actions designed to crackdown on illegal streaming.

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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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  • Bradford boss sentenced after 5,000 fake DVDs found at rental shop

      Adrees Malik, aged 45 was sentenced on 7th January 2014 under the Trade Marks Act 1994 to a 10 month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for selling and [...]

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  • Brothers Sentenced for Copyright Offences

    Two Leeds men have today been convicted of copyright infringement. Brothers Faraz Saddiq, 27 of Woodsley Road, Leeds, and Ayaz Saddiq, 26 of Woodsley Road, Leeds, were arrested following an [...]

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